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+//  (C) Copyright John Maddock 2001 - 2003. 
+//  (C) Copyright Jens Maurer 2003. 
+//  Use, modification and distribution are 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)
+
+//  See http://www.boost.org for most recent version.
+
+//  sun specific config options:
+
+#define BOOST_PLATFORM "Sun Solaris"
+
+#define BOOST_HAS_GETTIMEOFDAY
+
+// boilerplate code:
+#define BOOST_HAS_UNISTD_H
+#include <boost/config/posix_features.hpp>
+
+//
+// pthreads don't actually work with gcc unless _PTHREADS is defined:
+//
+#if defined(__GNUC__) && defined(_POSIX_THREADS) && !defined(_PTHREADS)
+# undef BOOST_HAS_PTHREADS
+#endif
+
+
+
+