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+/*  Copyright (C) 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+   This program 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, or (at your option)
+   any later version.
+
+   This program 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.  */
+
+#if ! defined NANOSLEEP_H
+# define NANOSLEEP_H
+
+/* You must include config.h before including this file.  */
+
+# include <sys/types.h>
+# if TIME_WITH_SYS_TIME
+#  include <sys/time.h>
+#  include <time.h>
+# else
+#  if HAVE_SYS_TIME_H
+#   include <sys/time.h>
+#  else
+#   include <time.h>
+#  endif
+# endif
+
+# if ! HAVE_STRUCT_TIMESPEC
+/* Some systems don't define this struct, e.g., AIX 4.1, Ultrix 4.3.  */
+struct timespec
+{
+  time_t tv_sec;
+  long tv_nsec;
+};
+# endif
+
+# if ! HAVE_DECL_NANOSLEEP
+/* Don't specify a prototype here.  Some systems (e.g., OSF) declare
+   nanosleep with a conflicting one (const-less first parameter).  */
+int nanosleep ();
+# endif
+
+#endif