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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+
+#ifndef BOOST_MPL_AUX_NUMERIC_CAST_HPP_INCLUDED
+#define BOOST_MPL_AUX_NUMERIC_CAST_HPP_INCLUDED
+
+// Copyright Aleksey Gurtovoy 2003-2004
+//
+// 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)
+//
+// See http://www.boost.org/libs/mpl for documentation.
+
+// $Id: numeric_cast_utils.hpp 49267 2008-10-11 06:19:02Z agurtovoy $
+// $Date: 2008-10-10 23:19:02 -0700 (Fri, 10 Oct 2008) $
+// $Revision: 49267 $
+
+#include <ndnboost/mpl/numeric_cast.hpp>
+#include <ndnboost/mpl/apply_wrap.hpp>
+#include <ndnboost/mpl/aux_/config/forwarding.hpp>
+
+namespace ndnboost { namespace mpl { namespace aux {
+
+template<
+      typename F
+    , typename Tag1
+    , typename Tag2
+    >
+struct cast1st_impl
+{
+    template< typename N1, typename N2 > struct apply
+#if !defined(BOOST_MPL_CFG_NO_NESTED_FORWARDING)
+        : apply_wrap2< 
+              F
+            , typename apply_wrap1< BOOST_MPL_AUX_NUMERIC_CAST<Tag1,Tag2>,N1 >::type
+            , N2
+            >
+    {
+#else
+    {
+    typedef typename apply_wrap2< 
+              F
+            , typename apply_wrap1< BOOST_MPL_AUX_NUMERIC_CAST<Tag1,Tag2>,N1 >::type
+            , N2
+            >::type type;
+#endif
+    };
+};
+
+template<
+      typename F
+    , typename Tag1
+    , typename Tag2
+    >
+struct cast2nd_impl
+{
+    template< typename N1, typename N2 > struct apply
+#if !defined(BOOST_MPL_CFG_NO_NESTED_FORWARDING)
+        : apply_wrap2< 
+              F
+            , N1
+            , typename apply_wrap1< BOOST_MPL_AUX_NUMERIC_CAST<Tag2,Tag1>,N2 >::type
+            >
+    {
+#else
+    {
+        typedef typename apply_wrap2< 
+              F
+            , N1
+            , typename apply_wrap1< BOOST_MPL_AUX_NUMERIC_CAST<Tag2,Tag1>,N2 >::type
+            >::type type;
+#endif
+    };
+};
+
+}}}
+
+#endif // BOOST_MPL_AUX_NUMERIC_CAST_HPP_INCLUDED