diff --git a/include/boost/utility/obj_id.hpp b/include/boost/utility/obj_id.hpp
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+++ b/include/boost/utility/obj_id.hpp
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+#ifndef UTILITY_OBJ_ID_HPP
+#define UTILITY_OBJ_ID_HPP
+namespace utility
+  {
+  struct obj_id
+   /**@class obj_id
+    * @brief Provide unique id for objects
+    */
+    {
+          typedef
+        unsigned
+      id_type
+        ;
+          virtual //To make subj_described* start with obj_id*
+                  //See stl_container.log@@2003-06-05.0750
+      ~obj_id(void)
+        {}
+      obj_id(void)
+        :m_id(the_last_id()++)
+        {}
+      obj_id(obj_id const&)
+        :m_id(the_last_id()++)
+        {}
+        void
+      operator=(obj_id const&)
+        {}
+        id_type
+      id_get(void)const
+        { return m_id
+        ;}
+          static
+        id_type&
+      the_last_id(void)
+        //reference to count if id's created
+        ;
+    private:
+        id_type
+      m_id
+        ;
+    };//end obj_id struct
+  }//exit utility namespace
+#endif
+
diff --git a/include/boost/utility/object_tracked.hpp b/include/boost/utility/object_tracked.hpp
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+++ b/include/boost/utility/object_tracked.hpp
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+//Simple class which keeps track of members
+#ifndef UTILITY_OBJECT_TRACKED_HPP_LJE20040112
+#define UTILITY_OBJECT_TRACKED_HPP_LJE20040112
+#include <set>
+#include "boost/utility/obj_id.hpp"
+#include "boost/io/filters/mout.hpp"
+namespace utility
+{
+class object_tracked
+: public obj_id
+{
+ public:
+      struct 
+    set_of_objects_tracked
+      : public std::set<object_tracked const*>
+    {
+            typedef 
+          std::set<object_tracked const*>
+        super_type
+        ;
+        set_of_objects_tracked(void)
+        {}
+          void
+        reset(void)
+        {
+            super_type::clear();
+            obj_id::the_last_id() = 0;
+        }
+          bool
+        contains(object_tracked const*& a_obj)const
+        {
+            return find(a_obj) != end();
+        }
+        
+    };
+        static
+      set_of_objects_tracked
+    our_members
+    ;
+        static
+      unsigned
+    members_size(void)
+    {
+        return our_members.size();
+    }
+    
+    object_tracked(void)
+    {
+        our_members.insert(this);
+      #ifdef UTILITY_OBJECT_TRACKED_TRACE_MODE
+        mout()<<"object_tracked+:id="<<id_get()<<"\n";
+      #endif
+    }
+    #if 0
+        virtual 
+    #endif
+    ~object_tracked(void) 
+    { 
+      #ifdef UTILITY_OBJECT_TRACKED_TRACE_MODE
+        mout()<<"object_tracked-:id="<<id_get()<<":am_i_live="<<am_i_live()<<"\n";
+      #endif  
+        utility::object_tracked const*me=this;
+        our_members.erase(me); 
+    }
+        bool
+    am_i_live(void)const
+    //Purpose:
+    //  Used to check for multiple destructor calls.  Should always return true
+    //  if only place where our_members.erase is called is in
+    //  ~object_tracked.
+    {
+        utility::object_tracked const*me=this;
+        bool result=utility::object_tracked::our_members.contains(me);
+        return result;
+    }
+        static
+      bool
+    is_live(utility::object_tracked const*a_ot)
+    {
+        bool result=utility::object_tracked::our_members.contains(a_ot);
+        return result;
+    }
+
+};
+
+}//exit utility namespace
+
+#endif
+
diff --git a/include/boost/utility/trace_scope.hpp b/include/boost/utility/trace_scope.hpp
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+++ b/include/boost/utility/trace_scope.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#ifndef TRACE_SCOPE_HPP
+#define TRACE_SCOPE_HPP
+#include "boost/io/filters/mout.hpp"
+#include <string>
+namespace utility
+{
+  class
+trace_scope
+  //Purpose:
+  //  Indicate on cout when a scope entered and exited.
+  {
+  public:
+    trace_scope(char const* a_scopeName)
+      : m_scopeName(a_scopeName)
+      { init()
+      ;}
+    trace_scope(std::string const& a_scopeName)
+      : m_scopeName(a_scopeName)
+      { init()
+      ;}
+    ~trace_scope(void)
+      {
+			; --mout()
+      ; std::string l_context("===>Exit:")
+			; mout()<<l_context<<m_scopeName<<std::endl
+      ;}
+  private:
+      void
+    init(void)
+      { 
+      ; std::string l_context("===>Enter:")
+			; mout()<<l_context<<m_scopeName<<std::endl
+			; ++mout()
+      ;}
+      std::string
+    m_scopeName
+      ;
+  };//end trace_scope class
+}//exit utility namespace
+#endif
diff --git a/src/obj_id.cpp b/src/obj_id.cpp
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+++ b/src/obj_id.cpp
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+#include "boost/utility/obj_id.hpp"
+using namespace utility;
+//          static
+obj_id::
+        id_type&
+obj_id::
+      the_last_id(void)
+        { static id_type last_id=0
+        ; return last_id
+        ;}
diff --git a/src/object_tracked.cpp b/src/object_tracked.cpp
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+++ b/src/object_tracked.cpp
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+#include "boost/utility/object_tracked.hpp"
+using namespace utility;
+
+  utility::object_tracked::set_of_objects_tracked
+utility::object_tracked::our_members
+;