diff --git a/include/boost/utility/detail/in_place_factory_prefix.hpp b/include/boost/utility/detail/in_place_factory_prefix.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..092083e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/boost/utility/detail/in_place_factory_prefix.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+// 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/lib/optional for documentation.
+//
+// You are welcome to contact the author at:
+//  fernando_cacciola@hotmail.com
+//
+#ifndef BOOST_UTILITY_DETAIL_INPLACE_FACTORY_PREFIX_25AGO2003_HPP
+#define BOOST_UTILITY_DETAIL_INPLACE_FACTORY_PREFIX_25AGO2003_HPP
+
+#include <boost/config.hpp>
+#include <boost/preprocessor/repetition/enum.hpp>
+#include <boost/preprocessor/repetition/enum_params.hpp>
+#include <boost/preprocessor/repetition/enum_binary_params.hpp>
+#include <boost/preprocessor/cat.hpp>
+#include <boost/preprocessor/arithmetic/inc.hpp>
+#include <boost/preprocessor/punctuation/paren.hpp>
+#include <boost/preprocessor/facilities/empty.hpp>
+
+#define BOOST_DEFINE_INPLACE_FACTORY_CLASS_MEMBER_INIT(z,n,_) BOOST_PP_CAT(m_a,n) BOOST_PP_LPAREN() BOOST_PP_CAT(a,n) BOOST_PP_RPAREN()
+#define BOOST_DEFINE_INPLACE_FACTORY_CLASS_MEMBER_DECL(z,n,_) BOOST_PP_CAT(A,n) const& BOOST_PP_CAT(m_a,n);
+#define BOOST_DEFINE_INPLACE_FACTORY_CLASS_MEMBER_ARG(z,n,_)  BOOST_PP_CAT(m_a,n)
+
+#define BOOST_MAX_INPLACE_FACTORY_ARITY 10
+
+#undef BOOST_UTILITY_DETAIL_INPLACE_FACTORY_SUFFIX_25AGO2003_HPP
+
+#endif
+
diff --git a/include/boost/utility/detail/in_place_factory_suffix.hpp b/include/boost/utility/detail/in_place_factory_suffix.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3efe221
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/boost/utility/detail/in_place_factory_suffix.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+// 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/lib/optional for documentation.
+//
+// You are welcome to contact the author at:
+//  fernando_cacciola@hotmail.com
+//
+#ifndef BOOST_UTILITY_DETAIL_INPLACE_FACTORY_SUFFIX_25AGO2003_HPP
+#define BOOST_UTILITY_DETAIL_INPLACE_FACTORY_SUFFIX_25AGO2003_HPP
+
+#undef BOOST_DEFINE_INPLACE_FACTORY_CLASS_MEMBER_INIT
+#undef BOOST_DEFINE_INPLACE_FACTORY_CLASS_MEMBER_DECL
+#undef BOOST_DEFINE_INPLACE_FACTORY_CLASS_MEMBER_ARG
+#undef BOOST_MAX_INPLACE_FACTORY_ARITY
+
+#undef BOOST_UTILITY_DETAIL_INPLACE_FACTORY_PREFIX_25AGO2003_HPP
+
+#endif
+
diff --git a/include/boost/utility/in_place_factory.hpp b/include/boost/utility/in_place_factory.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c737b25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/boost/utility/in_place_factory.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+// 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/lib/optional for documentation.
+//
+// You are welcome to contact the author at:
+//  fernando_cacciola@hotmail.com
+//
+#ifndef BOOST_UTILITY_INPLACE_FACTORY_25AGO2003_HPP
+#define BOOST_UTILITY_INPLACE_FACTORY_25AGO2003_HPP
+
+#include <boost/utility/detail/in_place_factory_prefix.hpp>
+
+#include <boost/type.hpp>
+
+namespace boost {
+
+class in_place_factory_base {} ;
+
+#define BOOST_DEFINE_INPLACE_FACTORY_CLASS(z,n,_) \
+template< BOOST_PP_ENUM_PARAMS(BOOST_PP_INC(n),class A) > \
+class BOOST_PP_CAT(in_place_factory, BOOST_PP_INC(n) ) : public in_place_factory_base \
+{ \
+public: \
+\
+  BOOST_PP_CAT(in_place_factory, BOOST_PP_INC(n) ) ( BOOST_PP_ENUM_BINARY_PARAMS(BOOST_PP_INC(n),A,const& a) ) \
+    : \
+    BOOST_PP_ENUM( BOOST_PP_INC(n), BOOST_DEFINE_INPLACE_FACTORY_CLASS_MEMBER_INIT, _ ) \
+  {} \
+\
+  template<class T> \
+  void apply ( void* address BOOST_APPEND_EXPLICIT_TEMPLATE_TYPE(T) ) const \
+  { \
+    new ( address ) T ( BOOST_PP_ENUM_PARAMS( BOOST_PP_INC(n), m_a ) ) ; \
+  } \
+\
+  BOOST_PP_REPEAT( BOOST_PP_INC(n), BOOST_DEFINE_INPLACE_FACTORY_CLASS_MEMBER_DECL, _) \
+} ; \
+\
+template< BOOST_PP_ENUM_PARAMS(BOOST_PP_INC(n),class A) > \
+BOOST_PP_CAT(in_place_factory, BOOST_PP_INC(n) ) < BOOST_PP_ENUM_PARAMS( BOOST_PP_INC(n), A ) > \
+in_place ( BOOST_PP_ENUM_BINARY_PARAMS(BOOST_PP_INC(n),A, const& a) ) \
+{ \
+  return BOOST_PP_CAT(in_place_factory, BOOST_PP_INC(n) ) < BOOST_PP_ENUM_PARAMS( BOOST_PP_INC(n), A ) > \
+           ( BOOST_PP_ENUM_PARAMS( BOOST_PP_INC(n), a ) ) ; \
+} ; \
+
+BOOST_PP_REPEAT( BOOST_MAX_INPLACE_FACTORY_ARITY, BOOST_DEFINE_INPLACE_FACTORY_CLASS, BOOST_PP_EMPTY() )
+
+} // namespace boost
+
+#endif
+
diff --git a/include/boost/utility/typed_in_place_factory.hpp b/include/boost/utility/typed_in_place_factory.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..49b1348
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/boost/utility/typed_in_place_factory.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+// 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/lib/optional for documentation.
+//
+// You are welcome to contact the author at:
+//  fernando_cacciola@hotmail.com
+//
+#ifndef BOOST_UTILITY_TYPED_INPLACE_FACTORY_25AGO2003_HPP
+#define BOOST_UTILITY_TYPED_INPLACE_FACTORY_25AGO2003_HPP
+
+#include <boost/detail/in_place_factory_prefix.hpp>
+
+namespace boost {
+
+class typed_in_place_factory_base {} ;
+
+#define BOOST_DEFINE_TYPED_INPLACE_FACTORY_CLASS(z,n,_) \
+template< class T, BOOST_PP_ENUM_PARAMS(BOOST_PP_INC(n),class A) > \
+class BOOST_PP_CAT(typed_in_place_factory, BOOST_PP_INC(n) ) : public typed_in_place_factory_base \
+{ \
+public: \
+\
+  typedef T value_type ; \
+\
+  BOOST_PP_CAT(typed_in_place_factory, BOOST_PP_INC(n) ) ( BOOST_PP_ENUM_BINARY_PARAMS(BOOST_PP_INC(n),A,const& a) ) \
+    : \
+    BOOST_PP_ENUM( BOOST_PP_INC(n), BOOST_DEFINE_INPLACE_FACTORY_CLASS_MEMBER_INIT, _ ) \
+  {} \
+\
+  void apply ( void* address ) const \
+  { \
+    new ( address ) T ( BOOST_PP_ENUM_PARAMS( BOOST_PP_INC(n), m_a ) ) ; \
+  } \
+\
+  BOOST_PP_REPEAT( BOOST_PP_INC(n), BOOST_DEFINE_INPLACE_FACTORY_CLASS_MEMBER_DECL, _) \
+} ; \
+\
+template< class T, BOOST_PP_ENUM_PARAMS(BOOST_PP_INC(n),class A) > \
+BOOST_PP_CAT(typed_in_place_factory, BOOST_PP_INC(n) ) < T , BOOST_PP_ENUM_PARAMS( BOOST_PP_INC(n), A ) > \
+in_place ( BOOST_PP_ENUM_BINARY_PARAMS(BOOST_PP_INC(n),A, const& a) ) \
+{ \
+  return BOOST_PP_CAT(typed_in_place_factory, BOOST_PP_INC(n) ) < T, BOOST_PP_ENUM_PARAMS( BOOST_PP_INC(n), A ) > \
+           ( BOOST_PP_ENUM_PARAMS( BOOST_PP_INC(n), a ) ) ; \
+} ; \
+
+BOOST_PP_REPEAT( BOOST_MAX_INPLACE_FACTORY_ARITY, BOOST_DEFINE_TYPED_INPLACE_FACTORY_CLASS, BOOST_PP_EMPTY() )
+
+} // namespace boost
+
+#include <boost/detail/in_place_factory_suffix.hpp>
+
+#endif
+
diff --git a/test/Jamfile b/test/Jamfile
index f284bc5..6d23821 100755
--- a/test/Jamfile
+++ b/test/Jamfile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ local test_monitor = <lib>@boost/libs/test/build/boost_test_exec_monitor ;
 
 # Please keep the tests ordered by filename
 test-suite utility
-    : 
+    :
         [ run ../addressof_test.cpp $(test_monitor) ]
         [ run ../assert_test.cpp ]
         [ run ../base_from_member_test.cpp ]
@@ -37,13 +37,16 @@ test-suite utility
         [ run ../enable_if_partial_specializations.cpp $(test_monitor) ]
         [ run ../iterator_traits_test.cpp ]
         [ run ../iterators_test.cpp $(test_monitor) ]
-        [ run next_prior_test.cpp $(test_monitor) ]       
+        [ run next_prior_test.cpp $(test_monitor) ]
         [ compile-fail ../noncopyable_test.cpp ]
         [ run ../numeric_traits_test.cpp ]
         [ run ../operators_test.cpp $(test_monitor) ]
         [ compile ../ref_ct_test.cpp  ]
         [ run ../ref_test.cpp $(test_monitor) ]
-        [ compile result_of_test.cpp ]   
+        [ compile result_of_test.cpp ]
         [ run ../shared_iterator_test.cpp ]
         [ run ../value_init_test.cpp ]
+        [ compile-fail ../value_init_test_fail1.cpp ]
+        [ compile-fail ../value_init_test_fail2.cpp ]
+        [ compile-fail ../value_init_test_fail3.cpp ]
     ;
diff --git a/test/Jamfile.v2 b/test/Jamfile.v2
index 308ed4e..9eb3bad 100644
--- a/test/Jamfile.v2
+++ b/test/Jamfile.v2
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import testing ;
 
 # Please keep the tests ordered by filename
 test-suite utility
-    : 
+    :
         [ run ../addressof_test.cpp ../../test/build//boost_test_exec_monitor ]
         [ run ../assert_test.cpp ]
         [ run ../base_from_member_test.cpp ]
@@ -39,4 +39,7 @@ test-suite utility
         [ compile result_of_test.cpp ]
         [ run ../shared_iterator_test.cpp ]
         [ run ../value_init_test.cpp ]
+        [ compile-fail ../value_init_test_fail1.cpp ]
+        [ compile-fail ../value_init_test_fail2.cpp ]
+        [ compile-fail ../value_init_test_fail3.cpp ]
     ;