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+/* boost random/detail/seed.hpp header file
+ *
+ * Copyright Steven Watanabe 2009
+ * 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 for most recent version including documentation.
+ *
+ * $Id: seed.hpp 71018 2011-04-05 21:27:52Z steven_watanabe $
+ */
+
+#ifndef NDNBOOST_RANDOM_DETAIL_SEED_HPP
+#define NDNBOOST_RANDOM_DETAIL_SEED_HPP
+
+#include <ndnboost/config.hpp>
+
+// Sun seems to have trouble with the use of SFINAE for the
+// templated constructor.  So does Borland.
+#if !defined(NDNBOOST_NO_SFINAE) && !defined(__SUNPRO_CC) && !defined(__BORLANDC__)
+
+#include <ndnboost/utility/enable_if.hpp>
+#include <ndnboost/type_traits/is_arithmetic.hpp>
+
+namespace ndnboost {
+namespace random {
+namespace detail {
+
+template<class T>
+struct disable_seed : ndnboost::disable_if<ndnboost::is_arithmetic<T> > {};
+
+template<class Engine, class T>
+struct disable_constructor : disable_seed<T> {};
+
+template<class Engine>
+struct disable_constructor<Engine, Engine> {};
+
+#define NDNBOOST_RANDOM_DETAIL_GENERATOR_CONSTRUCTOR(Self, Generator, gen) \
+    template<class Generator>                                           \
+    explicit Self(Generator& gen, typename ::ndnboost::random::detail::disable_constructor<Self, Generator>::type* = 0)
+
+#define NDNBOOST_RANDOM_DETAIL_GENERATOR_SEED(Self, Generator, gen)    \
+    template<class Generator>                                       \
+    void seed(Generator& gen, typename ::ndnboost::random::detail::disable_seed<Generator>::type* = 0)
+
+#define NDNBOOST_RANDOM_DETAIL_SEED_SEQ_CONSTRUCTOR(Self, SeedSeq, seq)    \
+    template<class SeedSeq>                                             \
+    explicit Self(SeedSeq& seq, typename ::ndnboost::random::detail::disable_constructor<Self, SeedSeq>::type* = 0)
+
+#define NDNBOOST_RANDOM_DETAIL_SEED_SEQ_SEED(Self, SeedSeq, seq)   \
+    template<class SeedSeq>                                     \
+    void seed(SeedSeq& seq, typename ::ndnboost::random::detail::disable_seed<SeedSeq>::type* = 0)
+
+#define NDNBOOST_RANDOM_DETAIL_ARITHMETIC_CONSTRUCTOR(Self, T, x)  \
+    explicit Self(const T& x)
+
+#define NDNBOOST_RANDOM_DETAIL_ARITHMETIC_SEED(Self, T, x) \
+    void seed(const T& x)
+}
+}
+}
+
+#else
+
+#include <ndnboost/type_traits/is_arithmetic.hpp>
+#include <ndnboost/mpl/bool.hpp>
+
+#define NDNBOOST_RANDOM_DETAIL_GENERATOR_CONSTRUCTOR(Self, Generator, gen) \
+    Self(Self& other) { *this = other; }                                \
+    Self(const Self& other) { *this = other; }                          \
+    template<class Generator>                                           \
+    explicit Self(Generator& gen) {                                     \
+        boost_random_constructor_impl(gen, ::ndnboost::is_arithmetic<Generator>());\
+    }                                                                   \
+    template<class Generator>                                           \
+    void boost_random_constructor_impl(Generator& gen, ::ndnboost::mpl::false_)
+
+#define NDNBOOST_RANDOM_DETAIL_GENERATOR_SEED(Self, Generator, gen)    \
+    template<class Generator>                                       \
+    void seed(Generator& gen) {                                     \
+        boost_random_seed_impl(gen, ::ndnboost::is_arithmetic<Generator>());\
+    }\
+    template<class Generator>\
+    void boost_random_seed_impl(Generator& gen, ::ndnboost::mpl::false_)
+
+#define NDNBOOST_RANDOM_DETAIL_SEED_SEQ_CONSTRUCTOR(Self, SeedSeq, seq)    \
+    Self(Self& other) { *this = other; }                                \
+    Self(const Self& other) { *this = other; }                          \
+    template<class SeedSeq>                                             \
+    explicit Self(SeedSeq& seq) {                                       \
+        boost_random_constructor_impl(seq, ::ndnboost::is_arithmetic<SeedSeq>());\
+    }                                                                   \
+    template<class SeedSeq>                                             \
+    void boost_random_constructor_impl(SeedSeq& seq, ::ndnboost::mpl::false_)
+
+#define NDNBOOST_RANDOM_DETAIL_SEED_SEQ_SEED(Self, SeedSeq, seq)           \
+    template<class SeedSeq>                                             \
+    void seed(SeedSeq& seq) {                                           \
+        boost_random_seed_impl(seq, ::ndnboost::is_arithmetic<SeedSeq>()); \
+    }                                                                   \
+    template<class SeedSeq>                                             \
+    void boost_random_seed_impl(SeedSeq& seq, ::ndnboost::mpl::false_)
+
+#define NDNBOOST_RANDOM_DETAIL_ARITHMETIC_CONSTRUCTOR(Self, T, x)  \
+    explicit Self(const T& x) { boost_random_constructor_impl(x, ::ndnboost::mpl::true_()); }\
+    void boost_random_constructor_impl(const T& x, ::ndnboost::mpl::true_)
+
+#define NDNBOOST_RANDOM_DETAIL_ARITHMETIC_SEED(Self, T, x) \
+    void seed(const T& x) { boost_random_seed_impl(x, ::ndnboost::mpl::true_()); }\
+    void boost_random_seed_impl(const T& x, ::ndnboost::mpl::true_)
+
+#endif
+
+#endif