diff --git a/header_preamble.py b/header_preamble.py
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+#! /usr/bin/python
+
+import fnmatch
+import os
+
+preamble_template = "/*\n\
+ FILENAME\n\
+ \n\
+ [begin_description]\n\
+ \n\
+ [end_description]\n\
+ \n\
+ Copyright 2009-2011 Karsten Ahnert\n\
+ Copyright 2009-2011 Mario Mulansky\n\
+ \n\
+ Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.\n\
+ (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or\n\
+ copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)\n\
+*/\n\
+\n\
+"
+
+def header_guard( file_desc ):
+	return file_desc[2].upper().replace( "/" , "_" ).replace( "." , "_" ) + "_INCLUDED"
+
+def insert_preamble( content , file_desc ):
+	preamble = preamble_template.replace( "FILENAME" , file_desc[2] )
+	ret = preamble + "\n"
+	ret += "#ifndef " + header_guard( file_desc ) + "\n"
+	ret += "#define " + header_guard( file_desc ) + "\n\n"
+	ret += content
+	ret += "#endif // " + header_guard( file_desc ) + "\n"
+	return ret
+
+	
+def glob_dir( dir , pattern , exclude = " " ):
+	matches = []
+	for root , dirnames, filenames in os.walk( dir ):
+		if root.find( exclude ) == -1:
+			for filename in fnmatch.filter( filenames , pattern ):
+				matches.append( [ root , filename , os.path.join(root, filename) ] )
+	return matches
+
+files = glob_dir( "boost" , "*.hpp" , "stepper" )
+
+for f in files:
+	# print f + " " + header_guard( f )
+	file = open( f[2] )
+	content = file.read()
+	content = insert_preamble( content , f )
+	file.close()
+	
+	file = open( f[2] , "w" )
+	file.write( content )
+	# file.close()
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