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+//
+//! Copyright (c) 2011
+//! Brandon Kohn
+//
+//  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)
+//
+#ifndef BOOST_NUMERIC_CAST_TRAITS_HPP
+#define BOOST_NUMERIC_CAST_TRAITS_HPP
+
+#include <ndnboost/numeric/conversion/converter_policies.hpp>
+
+namespace ndnboost { namespace numeric {
+
+    template <typename Target, typename Source, typename EnableIf = void>
+    struct numeric_cast_traits
+    {
+        typedef def_overflow_handler    overflow_policy;
+        typedef UseInternalRangeChecker range_checking_policy;
+        typedef Trunc<Source>           rounding_policy;
+    };
+
+}}//namespace ndnboost::numeric;
+
+#if !defined( BOOST_NUMERIC_CONVERSION_RELAX_BUILT_IN_CAST_TRAITS )
+#include <ndnboost/cstdint.hpp>
+#include <ndnboost/numeric/conversion/detail/numeric_cast_traits.hpp>
+#endif//!defined BOOST_NUMERIC_CONVERSION_RELAX_BUILT_IN_CAST_TRAITS
+
+#endif//BOOST_NUMERIC_CAST_TRAITS_HPP