diff --git a/src/utf8_codecvt_facet.cpp b/src/utf8_codecvt_facet.cpp
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+// Copyright Vladimir Prus 2004.
+// Distributed under 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)
+
+#include <boost/config.hpp>
+
+#ifdef BOOST_NO_STD_WSTREAMBUF
+#error "wide char i/o not supported on this platform"
+#endif
+
+// include boost implementation of utf8 codecvt facet
+# define BOOST_ARCHIVE_SOURCE
+#include <boost/archive/detail/decl.hpp>
+#define BOOST_UTF8_BEGIN_NAMESPACE \
+     namespace boost { namespace archive { namespace detail {
+#define BOOST_UTF8_DECL BOOST_ARCHIVE_DECL
+#define BOOST_UTF8_END_NAMESPACE }}}
+#include <boost/detail/utf8_codecvt_facet.ipp>
+#undef BOOST_UTF8_END_NAMESPACE
+#undef BOOST_UTF8_DECL
+#undef BOOST_UTF8_BEGIN_NAMESPACE