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+//  Copyright 2001-2003 Aleksey Gurtovoy.
+//  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/libs/type_traits for most recent version including documentation.
+
+#ifndef BOOST_TT_BROKEN_COMPILER_SPEC_HPP_INCLUDED
+#define BOOST_TT_BROKEN_COMPILER_SPEC_HPP_INCLUDED
+
+#include <boost/mpl/aux_/lambda_support.hpp>
+#include <boost/config.hpp>
+
+// these are needed regardless of BOOST_TT_NO_BROKEN_COMPILER_SPEC 
+#if defined(BOOST_NO_TEMPLATE_PARTIAL_SPECIALIZATION)
+namespace ndnboost { namespace detail {
+template< typename T > struct remove_const_impl     { typedef T type; };
+template< typename T > struct remove_volatile_impl  { typedef T type; };
+template< typename T > struct remove_pointer_impl   { typedef T type; };
+template< typename T > struct remove_reference_impl { typedef T type; };
+typedef int invoke_BOOST_TT_BROKEN_COMPILER_SPEC_outside_all_namespaces;
+}}
+#endif
+
+// agurt, 27/jun/03: disable the workaround if user defined 
+// BOOST_TT_NO_BROKEN_COMPILER_SPEC
+#if    !defined(BOOST_NO_TEMPLATE_PARTIAL_SPECIALIZATION) \
+    || defined(BOOST_TT_NO_BROKEN_COMPILER_SPEC)
+
+#   define BOOST_TT_BROKEN_COMPILER_SPEC(T) /**/
+
+#else
+
+// same as BOOST_TT_AUX_TYPE_TRAIT_IMPL_SPEC1 macro, except that it
+// never gets #undef-ined
+#   define BOOST_TT_AUX_BROKEN_TYPE_TRAIT_SPEC1(trait,spec,result) \
+template<> struct trait##_impl<spec> \
+{ \
+    typedef result type; \
+}; \
+/**/
+
+#   define BOOST_TT_AUX_REMOVE_CONST_VOLATILE_RANK1_SPEC(T)                         \
+    BOOST_TT_AUX_BROKEN_TYPE_TRAIT_SPEC1(remove_const,T const,T)                    \
+    BOOST_TT_AUX_BROKEN_TYPE_TRAIT_SPEC1(remove_const,T const volatile,T volatile)  \
+    BOOST_TT_AUX_BROKEN_TYPE_TRAIT_SPEC1(remove_volatile,T volatile,T)              \
+    BOOST_TT_AUX_BROKEN_TYPE_TRAIT_SPEC1(remove_volatile,T const volatile,T const)  \
+    /**/
+
+#   define BOOST_TT_AUX_REMOVE_PTR_REF_RANK_1_SPEC(T)                               \
+    BOOST_TT_AUX_BROKEN_TYPE_TRAIT_SPEC1(remove_pointer,T*,T)                       \
+    BOOST_TT_AUX_BROKEN_TYPE_TRAIT_SPEC1(remove_pointer,T*const,T)                  \
+    BOOST_TT_AUX_BROKEN_TYPE_TRAIT_SPEC1(remove_pointer,T*volatile,T)               \
+    BOOST_TT_AUX_BROKEN_TYPE_TRAIT_SPEC1(remove_pointer,T*const volatile,T)         \
+    BOOST_TT_AUX_BROKEN_TYPE_TRAIT_SPEC1(remove_reference,T&,T)                     \
+    /**/
+
+#   define BOOST_TT_AUX_REMOVE_PTR_REF_RANK_2_SPEC(T)                               \
+    BOOST_TT_AUX_REMOVE_PTR_REF_RANK_1_SPEC(T)                                      \
+    BOOST_TT_AUX_REMOVE_PTR_REF_RANK_1_SPEC(T const)                                \
+    BOOST_TT_AUX_REMOVE_PTR_REF_RANK_1_SPEC(T volatile)                             \
+    BOOST_TT_AUX_REMOVE_PTR_REF_RANK_1_SPEC(T const volatile)                       \
+    /**/
+
+#   define BOOST_TT_AUX_REMOVE_ALL_RANK_1_SPEC(T)                                   \
+    BOOST_TT_AUX_REMOVE_PTR_REF_RANK_2_SPEC(T)                                      \
+    BOOST_TT_AUX_REMOVE_CONST_VOLATILE_RANK1_SPEC(T)                                \
+    /**/
+
+#   define BOOST_TT_AUX_REMOVE_ALL_RANK_2_SPEC(T)                                   \
+    BOOST_TT_AUX_REMOVE_ALL_RANK_1_SPEC(T*)                                         \
+    BOOST_TT_AUX_REMOVE_ALL_RANK_1_SPEC(T const*)                                   \
+    BOOST_TT_AUX_REMOVE_ALL_RANK_1_SPEC(T volatile*)                                \
+    BOOST_TT_AUX_REMOVE_ALL_RANK_1_SPEC(T const volatile*)                          \
+    /**/
+
+#   define BOOST_TT_BROKEN_COMPILER_SPEC(T)                                         \
+    namespace ndnboost { namespace detail {                                            \
+    typedef invoke_BOOST_TT_BROKEN_COMPILER_SPEC_outside_all_namespaces             \
+      please_invoke_BOOST_TT_BROKEN_COMPILER_SPEC_outside_all_namespaces;           \
+    BOOST_TT_AUX_REMOVE_ALL_RANK_1_SPEC(T)                                          \
+    BOOST_TT_AUX_REMOVE_ALL_RANK_2_SPEC(T)                                          \
+    BOOST_TT_AUX_REMOVE_ALL_RANK_2_SPEC(T*)                                         \
+    BOOST_TT_AUX_REMOVE_ALL_RANK_2_SPEC(T const*)                                   \
+    BOOST_TT_AUX_REMOVE_ALL_RANK_2_SPEC(T volatile*)                                \
+    BOOST_TT_AUX_REMOVE_ALL_RANK_2_SPEC(T const volatile*)                          \
+    }}                                                                              \
+    /**/
+
+#   include <boost/type_traits/detail/type_trait_undef.hpp>
+
+#endif // BOOST_NO_TEMPLATE_PARTIAL_SPECIALIZATION
+
+BOOST_TT_BROKEN_COMPILER_SPEC(bool)
+BOOST_TT_BROKEN_COMPILER_SPEC(char)
+#ifndef BOOST_NO_INTRINSIC_WCHAR_T
+BOOST_TT_BROKEN_COMPILER_SPEC(wchar_t)
+#endif
+BOOST_TT_BROKEN_COMPILER_SPEC(signed char)
+BOOST_TT_BROKEN_COMPILER_SPEC(unsigned char)
+BOOST_TT_BROKEN_COMPILER_SPEC(signed short)
+BOOST_TT_BROKEN_COMPILER_SPEC(unsigned short)
+BOOST_TT_BROKEN_COMPILER_SPEC(signed int)
+BOOST_TT_BROKEN_COMPILER_SPEC(unsigned int)
+BOOST_TT_BROKEN_COMPILER_SPEC(signed long)
+BOOST_TT_BROKEN_COMPILER_SPEC(unsigned long)
+BOOST_TT_BROKEN_COMPILER_SPEC(float)
+BOOST_TT_BROKEN_COMPILER_SPEC(double)
+//BOOST_TT_BROKEN_COMPILER_SPEC(long double)
+
+// for backward compatibility
+#define BOOST_BROKEN_COMPILER_TYPE_TRAITS_SPECIALIZATION(T) \
+    BOOST_TT_BROKEN_COMPILER_SPEC(T) \
+/**/
+
+#endif // BOOST_TT_BROKEN_COMPILER_SPEC_HPP_INCLUDED