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+// Boost.Range library
+//
+//  Copyright Thorsten Ottosen 2003-2004. Use, modification and
+//  distribution is 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)
+//
+// For more information, see http://www.boost.org/libs/range/
+//
+
+#ifndef BOOST_RANGE_DETAIL_SIZE_TYPE_HPP
+#define BOOST_RANGE_DETAIL_SIZE_TYPE_HPP
+
+#include <ndnboost/range/detail/common.hpp>
+
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// missing partial specialization  workaround.
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+namespace ndnboost
+{
+    namespace range_detail
+    {
+        template< typename T >
+        struct range_size_type_
+        {
+            template< typename C >
+            struct pts
+            {
+                typedef std::size_t type;
+            };
+        };
+
+        template<>
+        struct range_size_type_<std_container_>
+        {
+            template< typename C >
+            struct pts
+            {
+                typedef BOOST_RANGE_DEDUCED_TYPENAME C::size_type type;
+            };
+        };
+    }
+
+    template< typename C >
+    class range_size
+    {
+        typedef typename range_detail::range<C>::type c_type;
+    public:
+        typedef typename range_detail::range_size_type_<c_type>::BOOST_NESTED_TEMPLATE pts<C>::type type;
+    };
+}
+
+#endif
+