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+
+// (C) Copyright Steve Cleary, Beman Dawes, Howard Hinnant & John Maddock 2000.
+// Permission to copy, use, modify, sell and distribute this software is 
+// granted provided this copyright notice appears in all copies. This software 
+// is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty, and with no claim 
+// as to its suitability for any purpose.
+//
+// See http://www.boost.org for most recent version including documentation.
+
+#ifndef BOOST_TT_IS_POD_HPP_INCLUDED
+#define BOOST_TT_IS_POD_HPP_INCLUDED
+
+#include "boost/type_traits/is_void.hpp"
+#include "boost/type_traits/is_scalar.hpp"
+#include "boost/type_traits/detail/ice_or.hpp"
+#include "boost/type_traits/config.hpp"
+
+#include <cstddef>
+
+// should be the last #include
+#include "boost/type_traits/detail/bool_trait_def.hpp"
+
+namespace boost {
+
+// forward declaration, needed by 'is_POD_array_helper' template below
+template< typename T > struct is_POD;
+
+namespace detail {
+
+#ifndef BOOST_NO_TEMPLATE_PARTIAL_SPECIALIZATION
+
+template <typename T> struct is_POD_impl
+{ 
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(
+        bool, value =
+        (::boost::type_traits::ice_or<
+            ::boost::is_scalar<T>::value,
+            ::boost::is_void<T>::value,
+            BOOST_IS_POD(T)
+         >::value));
+};
+
+template <typename T, std::size_t sz>
+struct is_POD_impl<T[sz]>
+    : is_POD_impl<T>
+{
+};
+
+#else
+
+template <bool is_array = false>
+struct is_POD_helper
+{
+    template <typename T> struct result_
+    {
+        BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(
+            bool, value =
+            (::boost::type_traits::ice_or<
+                ::boost::is_scalar<T>::value,
+                ::boost::is_void<T>::value,
+                BOOST_IS_POD(T)
+            >::value));
+    };
+};
+
+template <bool b>
+struct bool_to_yes_no_type
+{
+    typedef ::boost::type_traits::no_type type;
+};
+
+template <>
+struct bool_to_yes_no_type<true>
+{
+    typedef ::boost::type_traits::yes_type type;
+};
+
+template <typename ArrayType>
+struct is_POD_array_helper
+{
+    enum { is_pod = ::boost::is_POD<ArrayType>::value }; // MSVC workaround
+    typedef typename bool_to_yes_no_type<is_pod>::type type;
+    type instance() const;
+};
+
+template <typename T>
+is_POD_array_helper<T> is_POD_array(T*);
+
+template <>
+struct is_POD_helper<true>
+{
+    template <typename T> struct result_
+    {
+        static T& help();
+        BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(bool, value =
+            sizeof(is_POD_array(help()).instance()) == sizeof(::boost::type_traits::yes_type)
+            );
+    };
+};
+
+
+template <typename T> struct is_POD_impl
+{ 
+   BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(
+       bool, value = (
+           ::boost::detail::is_POD_helper<
+              ::boost::is_array<T>::value
+           >::template result_<T>::value
+           )
+       );
+};
+
+#endif // BOOST_NO_TEMPLATE_PARTIAL_SPECIALIZATION
+
+} // namespace detail
+
+BOOST_TT_AUX_BOOL_TRAIT_DEF1(is_POD,T,::boost::detail::is_POD_impl<T>::value)
+
+// the following help compilers without partial specialization support:
+BOOST_TT_AUX_BOOL_TRAIT_SPEC1(is_POD,void,true)
+
+#ifndef BOOST_NO_CV_VOID_SPECIALIZATIONS
+BOOST_TT_AUX_BOOL_TRAIT_SPEC1(is_POD,void const,true)
+BOOST_TT_AUX_BOOL_TRAIT_SPEC1(is_POD,void volatile,true)
+BOOST_TT_AUX_BOOL_TRAIT_SPEC1(is_POD,void const volatile,true)
+#endif
+
+} // namespace boost
+
+#include "boost/type_traits/detail/bool_trait_undef.hpp"
+
+#endif // BOOST_TT_IS_POD_HPP_INCLUDED