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+/*
+ * Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.(See accompanying 
+ * file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt.)
+ * 
+ * See http://www.boost.org/libs/iostreams for documentation.
+ *
+ * File:        ndnboost/iostreams/detail/restrict.hpp
+ * Date:        Sun Jan 06 12:57:30 MST 2008
+ * Copyright:   2008 CodeRage, LLC
+                2004-2007 Jonathan Turkanis
+ * Author:      Jonathan Turkanis
+ * Contact:     turkanis at coderage dot com
+ *
+ * Defines the class template ndnboost::iostreams::restriction and the 
+ * overloaded function template ndnboost::iostreams::restrict
+ */
+
+#ifndef NDNBOOST_IOSTREAMS_RESTRICT_HPP_INCLUDED
+#define NDNBOOST_IOSTREAMS_RESTRICT_HPP_INCLUDED
+
+#include <ndnboost/iostreams/detail/restrict_impl.hpp>
+#define NDNBOOST_IOSTREAMS_RESTRICT restrict
+#include <ndnboost/iostreams/detail/restrict_impl.hpp>
+#undef NDNBOOST_IOSTREAMS_RESTRICT
+
+#endif // #ifndef NDNBOOST_IOSTREAMS_RESTRICT_HPP_INCLUDED