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+#ifndef BOOST_POINTER_TO_OTHER_HPP_INCLUDED
+#define BOOST_POINTER_TO_OTHER_HPP_INCLUDED
+
+//
+//  pointer_to_other.hpp
+//
+//  (C) Copyright Ion Gaztanaga 2005.
+//  Copyright (c) 2005 Peter Dimov.
+//
+//  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/smart_ptr/pointer_to_other.html
+//
+
+namespace ndnboost
+{
+
+// Defines the same pointer type (raw or smart) to another pointee type
+
+template<class T, class U>
+struct pointer_to_other;
+
+template<class T, class U, 
+         template<class> class Sp>
+struct pointer_to_other< Sp<T>, U >
+{
+   typedef Sp<U> type;
+};
+
+template<class T, class T2, class U, 
+         template<class, class> class Sp>
+struct pointer_to_other< Sp<T, T2>, U >
+{
+   typedef Sp<U, T2> type;
+};
+
+template<class T, class T2, class T3, class U, 
+         template<class, class, class> class Sp>
+struct pointer_to_other< Sp<T, T2, T3>, U >
+{
+   typedef Sp<U, T2, T3> type;
+};
+
+template<class T, class U>
+struct pointer_to_other< T*, U >
+{
+   typedef U* type;
+};
+
+} // namespace ndnboost
+
+#endif // #ifndef BOOST_POINTER_TO_OTHER_HPP_INCLUDED