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+// Copyright (C) 2003, Fernando Luis Cacciola Carballal.
+//
+// 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)
+//
+// See http://www.boost.org/libs/optional for documentation.
+//
+// You are welcome to contact the author at:
+//  fernando_cacciola@hotmail.com
+//
+#ifndef BOOST_UTILITY_COMPARE_POINTEES_25AGO2003_HPP
+#define BOOST_UTILITY_COMPARE_POINTEES_25AGO2003_HPP
+
+#include<functional>
+
+namespace ndnboost {
+
+// template<class OP> bool equal_pointees(OP const& x, OP const& y);
+// template<class OP> struct equal_pointees_t;
+//
+// Being OP a model of OptionalPointee (either a pointer or an optional):
+//
+// If both x and y have valid pointees, returns the result of (*x == *y)
+// If only one has a valid pointee, returns false.
+// If none have valid pointees, returns true.
+// No-throw
+template<class OptionalPointee>
+inline
+bool equal_pointees ( OptionalPointee const& x, OptionalPointee const& y )
+{
+  return (!x) != (!y) ? false : ( !x ? true : (*x) == (*y) ) ;
+}
+
+template<class OptionalPointee>
+struct equal_pointees_t : std::binary_function<OptionalPointee,OptionalPointee,bool>
+{
+  bool operator() ( OptionalPointee const& x, OptionalPointee const& y ) const
+    { return equal_pointees(x,y) ; }
+} ;
+
+// template<class OP> bool less_pointees(OP const& x, OP const& y);
+// template<class OP> struct less_pointees_t;
+//
+// Being OP a model of OptionalPointee (either a pointer or an optional):
+//
+// If y has not a valid pointee, returns false.
+// ElseIf x has not a valid pointee, returns true.
+// ElseIf both x and y have valid pointees, returns the result of (*x < *y)
+// No-throw
+template<class OptionalPointee>
+inline
+bool less_pointees ( OptionalPointee const& x, OptionalPointee const& y )
+{
+  return !y ? false : ( !x ? true : (*x) < (*y) ) ;
+}
+
+template<class OptionalPointee>
+struct less_pointees_t : std::binary_function<OptionalPointee,OptionalPointee,bool>
+{
+  bool operator() ( OptionalPointee const& x, OptionalPointee const& y ) const
+    { return less_pointees(x,y) ; }
+} ;
+
+} // namespace ndnboost
+
+#endif
+