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-// Copyright David Abrahams 2001. Permission to copy, use,
-// modify, sell and distribute this software is granted provided this
-// copyright notice appears in all copies. This software is provided
-// "as is" without express or implied warranty, and with no claim as
-// to its suitability for any purpose.
-#ifndef UNWRAPPER_SELECT_DWA20011229_HPP
-# define UNWRAPPER_SELECT_DWA20011229_HPP
-
-namespace boost { namespace python { namespace converter { 
-
-template <class T> struct unwrapper;
-
-// Select the type returned by unwrapper objects when unwrapping a
-// given type. When unwrapping T const&, the unwrapper returns T&, so
-// that the same unwrapper object can be used for both conversions (on
-// a conforming compiler).
-template <class T>
-struct unwrapper_select
-{
-    typedef unwrapper<T> type;
-};
-
-# ifndef BOOST_NO_TEMPLATE_PARTIAL_SPECIALIZATION
-template <class T>
-struct unwrapper_select<T const&>
-{
-    typedef unwrapper<T&> type;
-};
-# endif 
-
-}}} // namespace boost::python::converter
-
-#endif // UNWRAPPER_SELECT_DWA20011229_HPP