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+/*
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 1998-2002
+ * John Maddock
+ *
+ * Use, modification and distribution are subject to 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)
+ *
+ */
+
+ /*
+  *   LOCATION:    see http://www.boost.org/libs/regex for documentation.
+  *   FILE         regex.cpp
+  *   VERSION      see <ndnboost/version.hpp>
+  *   DESCRIPTION: Declares ndnboost::basic_regex<> and associated
+  *                functions and classes. This header is the main
+  *                entry point for the template regex code.
+  */
+
+
+/* start with C compatibility API */
+
+#ifndef NDNBOOST_RE_REGEX_HPP
+#define NDNBOOST_RE_REGEX_HPP
+
+#ifndef NDNBOOST_REGEX_CONFIG_HPP
+#include <ndnboost/regex/config.hpp>
+#endif
+
+#include <ndnboost/regex/v4/regex.hpp>
+
+#endif  // include
+
+
+
+