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+#ifndef _STLP_PTRS_SPECIALIZE_H
+#define _STLP_PTRS_SPECIALIZE_H
+
+#ifndef _STLP_TYPE_TRAITS_H
+# include <stl/type_traits.h>
+#endif
+
+// the following is a workaround for arrow operator problems
+#if defined ( _STLP_NO_ARROW_OPERATOR )
+// User wants to disable proxy -> operators
+# define _STLP_DEFINE_ARROW_OPERATOR
+# define _STLP_ARROW_SPECIALIZE_WITH_PTRS(_Tp)
+#else
+// Compiler can handle generic -> operator.
+# define _STLP_ARROW_SPECIALIZE_WITH_PTRS(_Tp)
+# if defined (__BORLANDC__)
+# define _STLP_DEFINE_ARROW_OPERATOR pointer operator->() const { return &(*(*this)); }
+# elif defined(__WATCOMC__)
+# define _STLP_DEFINE_ARROW_OPERATOR pointer operator->() const { reference x = operator*(); return &x; }
+# else
+# define _STLP_DEFINE_ARROW_OPERATOR pointer operator->() const { return &(operator*()); }
+# endif
+#endif /* _STLP_NO_ARROW_OPERATOR */
+
+// Important pointers specializations
+
+#ifdef _STLP_SIMULATE_PARTIAL_SPEC_FOR_TYPE_TRAITS
+# define _STLP_TYPE_TRAITS_POD_SPECIALIZE_V(_Type)
+# define _STLP_TYPE_TRAITS_POD_SPECIALIZE(_Type)
+#else
+# define _STLP_TYPE_TRAITS_POD_SPECIALIZE(_Type) _STLP_TEMPLATE_NULL struct __type_traits<_Type> : __type_traits_aux<1> {};
+# define _STLP_TYPE_TRAITS_POD_SPECIALIZE_V(_Type) \
+_STLP_TYPE_TRAITS_POD_SPECIALIZE(_Type*) \
+_STLP_TYPE_TRAITS_POD_SPECIALIZE(const _Type*) \
+_STLP_TYPE_TRAITS_POD_SPECIALIZE(_Type**) \
+_STLP_TYPE_TRAITS_POD_SPECIALIZE(_Type* const *) \
+_STLP_TYPE_TRAITS_POD_SPECIALIZE(const _Type**) \
+_STLP_TYPE_TRAITS_POD_SPECIALIZE(_Type***) \
+_STLP_TYPE_TRAITS_POD_SPECIALIZE(const _Type***)
+#endif
+
+# define _STLP_POINTERS_SPECIALIZE(_Type) _STLP_TYPE_TRAITS_POD_SPECIALIZE_V(_Type) _STLP_ARROW_SPECIALIZE_WITH_PTRS(_Type)
+
+_STLP_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
+
+# if !defined ( _STLP_NO_BOOL )
+_STLP_POINTERS_SPECIALIZE( bool )
+# endif
+_STLP_TYPE_TRAITS_POD_SPECIALIZE_V(void)
+# ifndef _STLP_NO_SIGNED_BUILTINS
+ _STLP_POINTERS_SPECIALIZE( signed char )
+# endif
+ _STLP_POINTERS_SPECIALIZE( char )
+ _STLP_POINTERS_SPECIALIZE( unsigned char )
+ _STLP_POINTERS_SPECIALIZE( short )
+ _STLP_POINTERS_SPECIALIZE( unsigned short )
+ _STLP_POINTERS_SPECIALIZE( int )
+ _STLP_POINTERS_SPECIALIZE( unsigned int )
+ _STLP_POINTERS_SPECIALIZE( long )
+ _STLP_POINTERS_SPECIALIZE( unsigned long )
+ _STLP_POINTERS_SPECIALIZE( float )
+ _STLP_POINTERS_SPECIALIZE( double )
+# if !defined ( _STLP_NO_LONG_DOUBLE )
+ _STLP_POINTERS_SPECIALIZE( long double )
+# endif
+# if defined ( _STLP_LONG_LONG)
+ _STLP_POINTERS_SPECIALIZE( _STLP_LONG_LONG )
+ _STLP_POINTERS_SPECIALIZE( unsigned _STLP_LONG_LONG )
+# endif
+#if defined ( _STLP_HAS_WCHAR_T ) && ! defined (_STLP_WCHAR_T_IS_USHORT)
+ _STLP_POINTERS_SPECIALIZE( wchar_t )
+# endif
+
+_STLP_END_NAMESPACE
+
+# undef _STLP_ARROW_SPECIALIZE
+# undef _STLP_ARROW_SPECIALIZE_WITH_PTRS
+# undef _STLP_TYPE_TRAITS_POD_SPECIALIZE_V
+
+#endif