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+//  (C) Copyright Gennadiy Rozental 2005-2008.
+//  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/test for the library home page.
+//
+//  File        : $RCSfile$
+//
+//  Version     : $Revision: 49312 $
+//
+//  Description : optional internal tracing
+// ***************************************************************************
+
+#ifndef BOOST_RT_TRACE_HPP_062604GER
+#define BOOST_RT_TRACE_HPP_062604GER
+
+// Boost.Runtime.Parameter
+#include <ndnboost/test/utils/runtime/config.hpp>
+
+#ifdef BOOST_RT_PARAM_DEBUG
+
+#include <iostream>
+
+#  define BOOST_RT_PARAM_TRACE( str ) std::cerr << str << std::endl
+#else
+#  define BOOST_RT_PARAM_TRACE( str )
+#endif
+
+#endif // BOOST_RT_TRACE_HPP_062604GER