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+/* mpi-inline.c
+ * Copyright (C) 1999, 2000, 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ *
+ * This file is part of GnuPG.
+ *
+ * GnuPG 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.
+ *
+ * GnuPG 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.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA
+ */
+
+/* put the inline functions as real functions into the lib */
+#define G10_MPI_INLINE_DECL
+
+#include "mpi-internal.h"
+
+/* always include the header becuase it is only
+ * included by mpi-internal if __GCC__ is defined but we
+ * need it here in all cases and the above definition of
+ * of the macro allows us to do so
+ */
+#include "mpi-inline.h"