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+//  Copyright Douglas Gregor 2004.
+//  Copyright 2005 Peter Dimov
+
+//  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
+#ifndef BOOST_FUNCTION_EQUAL_HPP
+#define BOOST_FUNCTION_EQUAL_HPP
+
+namespace ndnboost {
+
+template<typename F, typename G>
+  bool function_equal_impl(const F& f, const G& g, long)
+  { return f == g; }
+
+// function_equal_impl needs to be unqualified to pick
+// user overloads on two-phase compilers
+
+template<typename F, typename G>
+  bool function_equal(const F& f, const G& g)
+  { return function_equal_impl(f, g, 0); }
+
+} // end namespace ndnboost
+
+#endif // BOOST_FUNCTION_EQUAL_HPP