diff --git a/MagickCore/configure-private.h b/MagickCore/configure-private.h
index e69de29..60ab33a 100644
--- a/MagickCore/configure-private.h
+++ b/MagickCore/configure-private.h
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+/*
+ Copyright 1999-2011 ImageMagick Studio LLC, a non-profit organization
+ dedicated to making software imaging solutions freely available.
+
+ You may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ obtain a copy of the License at
+
+ http://www.imagemagick.org/script/license.php
+
+ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ limitations under the License.
+
+ MagickCore private configure methods.
+*/
+#ifndef _MAGICKCORE_CONFIGURE_H
+#define _MAGICKCORE_CONFIGURE_H
+
+#if defined(__cplusplus) || defined(c_plusplus)
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+extern MagickPrivate MagickBooleanType
+ ConfigureComponentGenesis(void);
+
+extern MagickPrivate void
+ ConfigureComponentTerminus(void);
+
+#if defined(__cplusplus) || defined(c_plusplus)
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif