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+#!/usr/bin/perl -w
+#
+# Boost.Function library
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2001-2003 Douglas Gregor (gregod@cs.rpi.edu)
+#
+# Permission to copy, use, sell and distribute this software is granted
+# provided this copyright notice appears in all copies.
+# Permission to modify the code and to distribute modified code is granted
+# provided this copyright notice appears in all copies, and a notice
+# that the code was modified is included with the copyright notice.
+#
+# This software is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty,
+# and with no claim as to its suitability for any purpose.
+#
+# For more information, see http://www.boost.org
+use English;
+
+$max_args = $ARGV[0];
+
+open (OUT, ">maybe_include.hpp") or die("Cannot write to maybe_include.hpp");
+for($on_arg = 0; $on_arg <= $max_args; ++$on_arg) {
+    if ($on_arg == 0) {
+	print OUT "#if";
+    }
+    else {
+	print OUT "#elif";
+    }
+    print OUT " BOOST_FUNCTION_NUM_ARGS == $on_arg\n";
+    print OUT "#  ifndef BOOST_FUNCTION_$on_arg\n";
+    print OUT "#    define BOOST_FUNCTION_$on_arg\n";
+    print OUT "#    include <ndnboost/function/function_template.hpp>\n";
+    print OUT "#  endif\n";
+}
+print OUT "#else\n";
+print OUT "#  error Cannot handle Boost.Function objects that accept more than $max_args arguments!\n";
+print OUT "#endif\n";