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+//
+//  boost/assert.hpp - BOOST_ASSERT(expr)
+//                     BOOST_ASSERT_MSG(expr, msg)
+//                     BOOST_VERIFY(expr)
+//
+//  Copyright (c) 2001, 2002 Peter Dimov and Multi Media Ltd.
+//  Copyright (c) 2007 Peter Dimov
+//  Copyright (c) Beman Dawes 2011
+//
+// 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)
+//
+//  Note: There are no include guards. This is intentional.
+//
+//  See http://www.boost.org/libs/utility/assert.html for documentation.
+//
+
+//
+// Stop inspect complaining about use of 'assert':
+//
+// boostinspect:naassert_macro
+//
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------//
+//                                     BOOST_ASSERT                                     //
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------//
+
+#undef BOOST_ASSERT
+
+#if defined(BOOST_DISABLE_ASSERTS)
+
+# define BOOST_ASSERT(expr) ((void)0)
+
+#elif defined(BOOST_ENABLE_ASSERT_HANDLER)
+
+#include <ndnboost/current_function.hpp>
+
+namespace ndnboost
+{
+  void assertion_failed(char const * expr,
+                        char const * function, char const * file, long line); // user defined
+} // namespace ndnboost
+
+#define BOOST_ASSERT(expr) ((expr) \
+  ? ((void)0) \
+  : ::ndnboost::assertion_failed(#expr, BOOST_CURRENT_FUNCTION, __FILE__, __LINE__))
+
+#else
+# include <assert.h> // .h to support old libraries w/o <cassert> - effect is the same
+# define BOOST_ASSERT(expr) assert(expr)
+#endif
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------//
+//                                   BOOST_ASSERT_MSG                                   //
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------//
+
+# undef BOOST_ASSERT_MSG
+
+#if defined(BOOST_DISABLE_ASSERTS) || defined(NDEBUG)
+
+  #define BOOST_ASSERT_MSG(expr, msg) ((void)0)
+
+#elif defined(BOOST_ENABLE_ASSERT_HANDLER)
+
+  #include <ndnboost/current_function.hpp>
+
+  namespace ndnboost
+  {
+    void assertion_failed_msg(char const * expr, char const * msg,
+                              char const * function, char const * file, long line); // user defined
+  } // namespace ndnboost
+
+  #define BOOST_ASSERT_MSG(expr, msg) ((expr) \
+    ? ((void)0) \
+    : ::ndnboost::assertion_failed_msg(#expr, msg, BOOST_CURRENT_FUNCTION, __FILE__, __LINE__))
+
+#else
+  #ifndef BOOST_ASSERT_HPP
+    #define BOOST_ASSERT_HPP
+    #include <cstdlib>
+    #include <iostream>
+    #include <ndnboost/current_function.hpp>
+
+    //  IDE's like Visual Studio perform better if output goes to std::cout or
+    //  some other stream, so allow user to configure output stream:
+    #ifndef BOOST_ASSERT_MSG_OSTREAM
+    # define BOOST_ASSERT_MSG_OSTREAM std::cerr
+    #endif
+
+    namespace ndnboost
+    { 
+      namespace assertion 
+      { 
+        namespace detail
+        {
+          inline void assertion_failed_msg(char const * expr, char const * msg, char const * function,
+            char const * file, long line)
+          {
+            BOOST_ASSERT_MSG_OSTREAM
+              << "***** Internal Program Error - assertion (" << expr << ") failed in "
+              << function << ":\n"
+              << file << '(' << line << "): " << msg << std::endl;
+            std::abort();
+          }
+        } // detail
+      } // assertion
+    } // detail
+  #endif
+
+  #define BOOST_ASSERT_MSG(expr, msg) ((expr) \
+    ? ((void)0) \
+    : ::ndnboost::assertion::detail::assertion_failed_msg(#expr, msg, \
+          BOOST_CURRENT_FUNCTION, __FILE__, __LINE__))
+#endif
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------//
+//                                     BOOST_VERIFY                                     //
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------//
+
+#undef BOOST_VERIFY
+
+#if defined(BOOST_DISABLE_ASSERTS) || ( !defined(BOOST_ENABLE_ASSERT_HANDLER) && defined(NDEBUG) )
+
+# define BOOST_VERIFY(expr) ((void)(expr))
+
+#else
+
+# define BOOST_VERIFY(expr) BOOST_ASSERT(expr)
+
+#endif