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+# /* Copyright (C) 2001
+#  * Housemarque Oy
+#  * http://www.housemarque.com
+#  *
+#  * 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)
+#  */
+#
+# /* Revised by Paul Mensonides (2002) */
+#
+# /* See http://www.boost.org for most recent version. */
+#
+# ifndef BOOST_PREPROCESSOR_FACILITIES_EXPAND_HPP
+# define BOOST_PREPROCESSOR_FACILITIES_EXPAND_HPP
+#
+# include <ndnboost/preprocessor/config/config.hpp>
+#
+# if ~BOOST_PP_CONFIG_FLAGS() & BOOST_PP_CONFIG_MWCC() && ~BOOST_PP_CONFIG_FLAGS() & BOOST_PP_CONFIG_DMC()
+#    define BOOST_PP_EXPAND(x) BOOST_PP_EXPAND_I(x)
+# else
+#    define BOOST_PP_EXPAND(x) BOOST_PP_EXPAND_OO((x))
+#    define BOOST_PP_EXPAND_OO(par) BOOST_PP_EXPAND_I ## par
+# endif
+#
+# define BOOST_PP_EXPAND_I(x) x
+#
+# endif