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+/*************************************************************************
+ *
+ * $Id$
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2001 Bjorn Reese <breese@users.sourceforge.net>
+ *
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
+ * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
+ * copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+ * MERCHANTIBILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE AUTHORS AND
+ * CONTRIBUTORS ACCEPT NO RESPONSIBILITY IN ANY CONCEIVABLE MANNER.
+ *
+ ************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef __TRIO_TRIODEF_H__
+#define __TRIO_TRIODEF_H__
+
+/*************************************************************************
+ * Platform and compiler support detection
+ */
+#if defined(__GNUC__)
+# define TRIO_COMPILER_GCC
+#elif defined(__SUNPRO_C)
+# define TRIO_COMPILER_SUNPRO
+#elif defined(__SUNPRO_CC)
+# define TRIO_COMPILER_SUNPRO
+# define __SUNPRO_C __SUNPRO_CC
+#elif defined(__xlC__) || defined(__IBMC__) || defined(__IBMCPP__)
+# define TRIO_COMPILER_XLC
+#elif defined(_AIX) && !defined(__GNUC__)
+# define TRIO_COMPILER_XLC /* Workaround for old xlc */
+#elif defined(__DECC) || defined(__DECCXX)
+# define TRIO_COMPILER_DECC
+#elif defined(_MSC_VER)
+# define TRIO_COMPILER_MSVC
+#endif
+
+#if defined(unix) || defined(__unix) || defined(__unix__)
+# define TRIO_PLATFORM_UNIX
+#elif defined(TRIO_COMPILER_XLC) || defined(_AIX)
+# define TRIO_PLATFORM_UNIX
+#elif defined(TRIO_COMPILER_DECC) || defined(__osf__)
+# define TRIO_PLATFORM_UNIX
+#elif defined(__NetBSD__)
+# define TRIO_PLATFORM_UNIX
+#elif defined(__QNX__)
+# define TRIO_PLATFORM_UNIX
+#elif defined(AMIGA) && defined(TRIO_COMPILER_GCC)
+# define TRIO_PLATFORM_UNIX
+#elif defined(TRIO_COMPILER_MSVC) || defined(WIN32) || defined(_WIN32)
+# define TRIO_PLATFORM_WIN32
+#endif
+
+#if defined(__STDC__)
+# define TRIO_COMPILER_SUPPORTS_C90
+# if defined(__STDC_VERSION__)
+#  if (__STDC_VERSION__ >= 199409L)
+#   define TRIO_COMPILER_SUPPORTS_C94
+#  endif
+#  if (__STDC_VERSION__ >= 199901L)
+#   define TRIO_COMPILER_SUPPORTS_C99
+#  endif
+# elif defined(TRIO_COMPILER_SUNPRO)
+#  if (__SUNPRO_C >= 0x420)
+#   define TRIO_COMPILER_SUPPORTS_C94
+#  endif
+# endif
+#endif
+
+#if defined(_XOPEN_SOURCE)
+# if defined(_XOPEN_SOURCE_EXTENDED)
+#  define TRIO_COMPILER_SUPPORTS_UNIX95
+# endif
+# if (_XOPEN_VERSION >= 500)
+#  define TRIO_COMPILER_SUPPORTS_UNIX98
+# endif
+#endif
+
+#endif /* __TRIO_TRIODEF_H__ */