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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2020, Regents of the University of California,
+ *                          Arizona Board of Regents,
+ *                          Colorado State University,
+ *                          University Pierre & Marie Curie, Sorbonne University,
+ *                          Washington University in St. Louis,
+ *                          Beijing Institute of Technology,
+ *                          The University of Memphis.
+ *
+ * This file, originally written as part of NFD (Named Data Networking Forwarding Daemon),
+ * is a part of ndncert, a certificate management system based on NDN.
+ *
+ * ndncert is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
+ * of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either
+ * version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * ndncert is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+ * WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
+ * PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received copies of the GNU General Public License along with
+ * ndncert, e.g., in COPYING.md file.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * See AUTHORS.md for complete list of ndncert authors and contributors.
+ */
+
+#ifndef NDNCERT_TESTS_BOOST_TEST_HPP
+#define NDNCERT_TESTS_BOOST_TEST_HPP
+
+// suppress warnings from Boost.Test
+#pragma GCC system_header
+#pragma clang system_header
+
+#define BOOST_TEST_DYN_LINK
+#include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
+
+#endif // NDNCERT_TESTS_BOOST_TEST_HPP