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+// (C) Copyright Tobias Schwinger
+//
+// Use modification and distribution are subject to the boost Software License,
+// Version 1.0. (See http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt).
+
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// no include guards, this file is intended for multiple inclusions
+
+#define callable_builtin BOOST_FT_callable_builtin
+#define member           BOOST_FT_member_pointer
+#define non_member       BOOST_FT_non_member
+#define variadic         BOOST_FT_variadic
+#define non_variadic     BOOST_FT_non_variadic
+