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+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+// (C) Copyright Ion Gaztanaga 2012-2013. 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)
+//
+// See http://www.boost.org/libs/container for documentation.
+//
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+
+#define DLMALLOC_VERSION 286
+
+#ifndef DLMALLOC_VERSION
+   #error "DLMALLOC_VERSION undefined"
+#endif
+
+#ifdef __VXWORKS__
+// no sbrk() in VxWorks, configure dlmalloc to use only mmap() 
+#define HAVE_MORECORE 0
+#endif 
+
+#if DLMALLOC_VERSION == 286
+   #include "dlmalloc_ext_2_8_6.c"
+#else
+   #error "Unsupported boost_cont_VERSION version"
+#endif