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+/* === S Y N F I G ========================================================= */
+/*! \file string_decl.h
+** \brief Template Header
+**
+** $Id: string_decl.h,v 1.1.1.1 2005/01/04 01:23:14 darco Exp $
+**
+** \legal
+** Copyright (c) 2002-2005 Robert B. Quattlebaum Jr., Adrian Bentley
+**
+** This package is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+** modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+** published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
+** the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+**
+** This package is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+** but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+** MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+** General Public License for more details.
+** \endlegal
+*/
+/* ========================================================================= */
+
+/* === S T A R T =========================================================== */
+
+#ifndef __SYNFIG_STRING_DECL_H
+#define __SYNFIG_STRING_DECL_H
+
+/* === H E A D E R S ======================================================= */
+
+/* === M A C R O S ========================================================= */
+
+/* === T Y P E D E F S ===================================================== */
+
+/* === C L A S S E S & S T R U C T S ======================================= */
+
+namespace std
+{
+template<class _CharT> struct char_traits;
+template<> struct char_traits<char>;
+template<typename _Alloc> class allocator;
+template<typename _CharT, typename _Traits,typename _Alloc>class basic_string;
+typedef basic_string<char,char_traits<char>,allocator<char> > string;
+
+}; // END of namespace std
+
+namespace synfig
+{
+
+/*! \typedef String
+** \todo writeme
+*/
+typedef std::string String;
+
+}; // END of namespace synfig
+
+/* === E N D =============================================================== */
+
+#endif