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+/////////1/////////2/////////3/////////4/////////5/////////6/////////7/////////8
+// basic_text_iprimitive.cpp:
+
+// (C) Copyright 2002 Robert Ramey - http://www.rrsd.com . 
+// Use, modification and distribution is subject to the Boost Software
+// License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
+// http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+
+//  See http://www.boost.org for updates, documentation, and revision history.
+
+#if (defined _MSC_VER) && (_MSC_VER == 1200)
+#  pragma warning (disable : 4786) // too long name, harmless warning
+#endif
+
+#include <istream>
+
+#define BOOST_ARCHIVE_SOURCE
+#include <boost/serialization/config.hpp>
+#include <boost/archive/detail/auto_link_archive.hpp>
+#include <boost/archive/impl/basic_text_iprimitive.ipp>
+
+namespace boost {
+namespace archive {
+
+// explicitly instantiate for this type of text stream
+template class basic_text_iprimitive<std::istream> ;
+
+} // namespace archive
+} // namespace boost