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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 for most recent version.
+  *   FILE         ndnboost/regex/config/cwchar.hpp
+  *   VERSION      see <ndnboost/version.hpp>
+  *   DESCRIPTION: regex wide character string fixes.
+  */
+
+#ifndef NDNBOOST_REGEX_CONFIG_CWCHAR_HPP
+#define NDNBOOST_REGEX_CONFIG_CWCHAR_HPP
+
+#include <cwchar>
+#include <cwctype>
+#include <ndnboost/config.hpp>
+
+#if defined(__STD_RWCOMPILER_H__) || defined(_RWSTD_VER)
+// apparently this is required for the RW STL on Linux:
+#undef iswalnum
+#undef iswalpha
+#undef iswblank
+#undef iswcntrl
+#undef iswdigit
+#undef iswgraph
+#undef iswlower
+#undef iswprint
+#undef iswprint
+#undef iswpunct
+#undef iswspace
+#undef iswupper
+#undef iswxdigit
+#undef iswctype
+#undef towlower
+#undef towupper
+#undef towctrans
+#undef wctrans
+#undef wctype
+#endif
+
+namespace std{
+
+#ifndef NDNBOOST_NO_STDC_NAMESPACE
+extern "C"{
+#endif
+
+#ifdef iswalnum
+inline int (iswalnum)(wint_t i)
+{ return iswalnum(i); }
+#undef iswalnum
+#elif defined(NDNBOOST_NO_STDC_NAMESPACE)
+using ::iswalnum;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef iswalpha
+inline int (iswalpha)(wint_t i)
+{ return iswalpha(i); }
+#undef iswalpha
+#elif defined(NDNBOOST_NO_STDC_NAMESPACE)
+using ::iswalpha;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef iswcntrl
+inline int (iswcntrl)(wint_t i)
+{ return iswcntrl(i); }
+#undef iswcntrl
+#elif defined(NDNBOOST_NO_STDC_NAMESPACE)
+using ::iswcntrl;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef iswdigit
+inline int (iswdigit)(wint_t i)
+{ return iswdigit(i); }
+#undef iswdigit
+#elif defined(NDNBOOST_NO_STDC_NAMESPACE)
+using ::iswdigit;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef iswgraph
+inline int (iswgraph)(wint_t i)
+{ return iswgraph(i); }
+#undef iswgraph
+#elif defined(NDNBOOST_NO_STDC_NAMESPACE)
+using ::iswgraph;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef iswlower
+inline int (iswlower)(wint_t i)
+{ return iswlower(i); }
+#undef iswlower
+#elif defined(NDNBOOST_NO_STDC_NAMESPACE)
+using ::iswlower;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef iswprint
+inline int (iswprint)(wint_t i)
+{ return iswprint(i); }
+#undef iswprint
+#elif defined(NDNBOOST_NO_STDC_NAMESPACE)
+using ::iswprint;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef iswpunct
+inline int (iswpunct)(wint_t i)
+{ return iswpunct(i); }
+#undef iswpunct
+#elif defined(NDNBOOST_NO_STDC_NAMESPACE)
+using ::iswpunct;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef iswspace
+inline int (iswspace)(wint_t i)
+{ return iswspace(i); }
+#undef iswspace
+#elif defined(NDNBOOST_NO_STDC_NAMESPACE)
+using ::iswspace;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef iswupper
+inline int (iswupper)(wint_t i)
+{ return iswupper(i); }
+#undef iswupper
+#elif defined(NDNBOOST_NO_STDC_NAMESPACE)
+using ::iswupper;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef iswxdigit
+inline int (iswxdigit)(wint_t i)
+{ return iswxdigit(i); }
+#undef iswxdigit
+#elif defined(NDNBOOST_NO_STDC_NAMESPACE)
+using ::iswxdigit;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef towlower
+inline wint_t (towlower)(wint_t i)
+{ return towlower(i); }
+#undef towlower
+#elif defined(NDNBOOST_NO_STDC_NAMESPACE)
+using ::towlower;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef towupper
+inline wint_t (towupper)(wint_t i)
+{ return towupper(i); }
+#undef towupper
+#elif defined(NDNBOOST_NO_STDC_NAMESPACE)
+using :: towupper;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef wcscmp
+inline int (wcscmp)(const wchar_t *p1, const wchar_t *p2)
+{ return wcscmp(p1,p2); }
+#undef wcscmp
+#elif defined(NDNBOOST_NO_STDC_NAMESPACE)
+using ::wcscmp;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef wcscoll
+inline int (wcscoll)(const wchar_t *p1, const wchar_t *p2)
+{ return wcscoll(p1,p2); }
+#undef wcscoll
+#elif defined(NDNBOOST_NO_STDC_NAMESPACE) && !defined(UNDER_CE)
+using ::wcscoll;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef wcscpy
+inline wchar_t *(wcscpy)(wchar_t *p1, const wchar_t *p2)
+{ return wcscpy(p1,p2); }
+#undef wcscpy
+#elif defined(NDNBOOST_NO_STDC_NAMESPACE)
+using ::wcscpy;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef wcslen
+inline size_t (wcslen)(const wchar_t *p)
+{ return wcslen(p); }
+#undef wcslen
+#elif defined(NDNBOOST_NO_STDC_NAMESPACE)
+using ::wcslen;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef wcsxfrm
+size_t wcsxfrm(wchar_t *p1, const wchar_t *p2, size_t s)
+{ return wcsxfrm(p1,p2,s); }
+#undef wcsxfrm
+#elif defined(NDNBOOST_NO_STDC_NAMESPACE)
+using ::wcsxfrm;
+#endif
+
+
+#ifndef NDNBOOST_NO_STDC_NAMESPACE
+} // extern "C"
+#endif
+
+} // namespace std
+
+#endif
+