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+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// boost detail/templated_streams.hpp header file
+// See http://www.boost.org for updates, documentation, and revision history.
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//
+// Copyright (c) 2003
+// Eric Friedman
+//
+// Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute and sell this software
+// and its documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee, 
+// provided that the above copyright notice appears in all copies and 
+// that both the copyright notice and this permission notice appear in 
+// supporting documentation. No representations are made about the 
+// suitability of this software for any purpose. It is provided "as is" 
+// without express or implied warranty.
+
+#ifndef BOOST_DETAIL_TEMPLATED_STREAMS_HPP
+#define BOOST_DETAIL_TEMPLATED_STREAMS_HPP
+
+#include "boost/config.hpp"
+
+// add this to Boost.Config, but for now:
+#if !defined(BOOST_NO_TEMPLATED_STREAMS)
+
+#if (defined(__GNUC__) && __GNUC__ == 2 && __GNUC_MINOR__ <= 97 && !defined(__SGI_STL_PORT)) \
+ || (defined(BOOST_MSVC) && BOOST_MSVC <= 1200 && defined(__SGI_STL_PORT))
+#   define BOOST_NO_TEMPLATED_STREAMS
+#endif
+
+#endif
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// (detail) BOOST_TEMPLATED_STREAM_* macros
+//
+// Provides workaround platforms without stream class templates.
+//
+
+#if !defined(BOOST_NO_TEMPLATED_STREAMS)
+
+#define BOOST_TEMPLATED_STREAM_TEMPLATE(E,T) \
+    template < typename E , typename T >
+
+#define BOOST_TEMPLATED_STREAM_TEMPLATE_ALLOC(E,T,A) \
+    template < typename E , typename T , typename A >
+
+#define BOOST_TEMPLATED_STREAM_ARGS(E,T) \
+    typename E , typename T 
+
+#define BOOST_TEMPLATED_STREAM_ARGS_ALLOC(E,T,A) \
+    typename E , typename T , typename A 
+
+#define BOOST_TEMPLATED_STREAM_COMMA        ,
+
+#define BOOST_TEMPLATED_STREAM_ELEM(E)      E
+#define BOOST_TEMPLATED_STREAM_TRAITS(T)    T
+#define BOOST_TEMPLATED_STREAM_ALLOC(A)     A
+
+#define BOOST_TEMPLATED_STREAM(X,E,T) \
+    BOOST_JOIN(std::basic_,X)< E , T >
+
+#define BOOST_TEMPLATED_STREAM_WITH_ALLOC(X,E,T,A) \
+    BOOST_JOIN(std::basic_,X)< E , T , A >
+
+#else // defined(BOOST_NO_TEMPLATED_STREAMS)
+
+#define BOOST_TEMPLATED_STREAM_TEMPLATE(E,T) /**/
+
+#define BOOST_TEMPLATED_STREAM_TEMPLATE_ALLOC(E,T,A) /**/
+
+#define BOOST_TEMPLATED_STREAM_ARGS(E,T) /**/
+
+#define BOOST_TEMPLATED_STREAM_ARGS_ALLOC(E,T,A) /**/
+
+#define BOOST_TEMPLATED_STREAM_COMMA        /**/
+
+#define BOOST_TEMPLATED_STREAM_ELEM(E)      char
+#define BOOST_TEMPLATED_STREAM_TRAITS(T)    std::char_traits<char>
+#define BOOST_TEMPLATED_STREAM_ALLOC(A)     std::allocator<char>
+
+#define BOOST_TEMPLATED_STREAM(X,E,T) \
+    std::X
+
+#define BOOST_TEMPLATED_STREAM_WITH_ALLOC(X,E,T,A) \
+    std::X
+
+#endif // BOOST_NO_TEMPLATED_STREAMS
+
+#endif // BOOST_DETAIL_TEMPLATED_STREAMS_HPP