diff --git a/include/boost/type_traits/decay.hpp b/include/boost/type_traits/decay.hpp
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+//  (C) Copyright John Maddock & Thorsten Ottosen 2005.
+//  Use, modification and distribution are 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/libs/type_traits for most recent version including documentation.
+
+
+#ifndef BOOST_TT_DECAY_HPP_INCLUDED
+#define BOOST_TT_DECAY_HPP_INCLUDED
+
+#include "boost/type_traits/config.hpp"
+#include <boost/type_traits/is_array.hpp>
+#include <boost/type_traits/is_function.hpp>
+#include <boost/type_traits/remove_bounds.hpp>
+#include <boost/type_traits/add_pointer.hpp>
+#include <boost/mpl/eval_if.hpp>
+#include <boost/mpl/identity.hpp>
+
+namespace boost 
+{
+
+    template< class T >
+    struct decay
+    {
+        typedef typename mpl::eval_if< 
+            is_array<T>,
+            mpl::identity<typename remove_bounds<T>::type*>,
+            typename mpl::eval_if< 
+                is_function<T>,
+                add_pointer<T>,
+                mpl::identity<T>
+            >
+        >::type type;
+    };
+    
+} // namespace boost
+
+
+#endif // BOOST_TT_DECAY_HPP_INCLUDED
diff --git a/test/decay_test.cpp b/test/decay_test.cpp
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+
+//  (C) Copyright John Maddock & Thorsten Ottosen 2005. 
+//  Use, modification and distribution are 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)
+
+#include "test.hpp"
+#include "check_integral_constant.hpp"
+#ifdef TEST_STD
+#  include <type_traits>
+#else
+#  include <boost/type_traits/decay.hpp>
+#  include <boost/type_traits/is_same.hpp>
+#endif
+#include <iostream>
+#include <string>
+#include <utility>
+
+namespace boost
+{
+
+    int proc1()
+    {
+       return 0;
+    }
+    int proc2(int c)
+    {
+       return c;
+    }
+    
+    //
+    // An almost optimal version of std::make_pair()
+    //
+    template< class F, class S >
+    inline std::pair< BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME ::tt::decay<const F>::type, 
+                      BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME ::tt::decay<const S>::type >
+    make_pair( const F& f, const S& s )
+    {
+        return std::pair< BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME ::tt::decay<const F>::type, 
+                          BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME ::tt::decay<const S>::type >( f, s ); 
+    }
+
+    /*
+    This overload will f*** up vc7.1
+
+    template< class F, class S >
+    inline std::pair< BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME ::tt::decay<F>::type, 
+                      BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME ::tt::decay<S>::type >
+    make_pair( F& f, S& s )
+    {
+        return std::pair< BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME ::tt::decay<F>::type, 
+                          BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME ::tt::decay<S>::type >( f, s ); 
+    }
+    */
+}
+
+TT_TEST_BEGIN(is_class)
+
+   BOOST_CHECK_INTEGRAL_CONSTANT((::tt::is_same< 
+          ::tt::decay<int>::type,int>::value),
+                                  true );
+   BOOST_CHECK_INTEGRAL_CONSTANT((::tt::is_same< 
+          ::tt::decay<char[2]>::type,char*>::value),
+                                 true );
+   BOOST_CHECK_INTEGRAL_CONSTANT((::tt::is_same< 
+          ::tt::decay<const char[2]>::type,const char*>::value),
+                                  true );
+   BOOST_CHECK_INTEGRAL_CONSTANT((::tt::is_same< 
+          ::tt::decay<wchar_t[2]>::type,wchar_t*>::value),
+                                  true );
+   BOOST_CHECK_INTEGRAL_CONSTANT((::tt::is_same< 
+          ::tt::decay<const wchar_t[2]>::type,const wchar_t*>::value),
+                                  true );
+   BOOST_CHECK_INTEGRAL_CONSTANT((::tt::is_same< 
+          ::tt::decay<const wchar_t[2]>::type,const wchar_t*>::value),
+                                  true );
+   BOOST_CHECK_INTEGRAL_CONSTANT((::tt::is_same< 
+          ::tt::decay<int (void)>::type,int (*)(void)>::value),
+                                  true );
+   BOOST_CHECK_INTEGRAL_CONSTANT((::tt::is_same< 
+          ::tt::decay<int (int)>::type,int (*)(int)>::value),
+                                  true );
+
+   std::pair<std::string,std::string> p  = boost::make_pair( "foo", "bar" );
+   std::pair<std::string, int>        p2 = boost::make_pair( "foo", 1 );
+#ifndef BOOST_NO_STD_WSTRING
+   std::pair<std::wstring,std::string> p3  = boost::make_pair( L"foo", "bar" );
+   std::pair<std::wstring, int>        p4  = boost::make_pair( L"foo", 1 );
+#endif
+
+   //
+   // Todo: make these work sometime. The test id not directly
+   //       related to decay<T>::type and can be avioded for now.
+   // 
+   /*
+   int array[10];
+   std::pair<int*,int*> p5 = boost::make_pair( array, array );
+#ifndef __BORLANDC__
+   std::pair<int(*)(void), int(*)(int)> p6 = boost::make_pair(boost::proc1, boost::proc2);
+   p6.first();
+   p6.second(1);
+#endif
+   */
+   
+TT_TEST_END
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+