In common.h, define func_lib for function objects.  In configure.ac, define HAVE_STD_FUNCTION and HAVE_BOOST_FUNCTION.  Include function headers in ndnboost.
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+// Function library
+
+// Copyright (C) 2001-2003 Douglas Gregor
+
+// 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/
+
+    
+#include <boost/function.hpp>
+#include <iostream>
+
+float mul_ints(int x, int y) { return ((float)x) * y; }
+struct int_div { 
+  float operator()(int x, int y) const { return ((float)x)/y; }; 
+};
+int main()
+{
+    ndnboost::function2<float, int, int> f;
+    f = int_div();
+    std::cout << f(5, 3) << std::endl;
+    if (f)
+  std::cout << f(5, 3) << std::endl;
+else
+  std::cout << "f has no target, so it is unsafe to call" << std::endl;
+    f = 0;
+    f = &mul_ints;
+
+    return 0;
+}