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+/* Invalid parameter handler for MSVC runtime libraries.
+   Copyright (C) 2011 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., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.  */
+
+#include <config.h>
+
+/* Specification.  */
+#include "msvc-inval.h"
+
+#if HAVE_MSVC_INVALID_PARAMETER_HANDLER
+
+# ifdef STATUS_GNULIB_INVALID_PARAMETER
+
+/* Get declarations of the Win32 API functions.  */
+#  define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
+#  include <windows.h>
+
+static void cdecl
+gl_msvc_invalid_parameter_handler (const wchar_t *expression,
+                                   const wchar_t *function,
+                                   const wchar_t *file,
+                                   unsigned int line,
+                                   uintptr_t dummy)
+{
+  RaiseException (STATUS_GNULIB_INVALID_PARAMETER, 0, 0, NULL);
+}
+
+static int gl_msvc_inval_initialized /* = 0 */;
+
+void
+gl_msvc_inval_ensure_handler (void)
+{
+  if (gl_msvc_inval_initialized == 0)
+    {
+      _set_invalid_parameter_handler (gl_msvc_invalid_parameter_handler);
+      gl_msvc_inval_initialized = 1;
+    }
+}
+
+# else
+
+jmp_buf gl_msvc_inval_restart;
+
+void cdecl
+gl_msvc_invalid_parameter_handler (const wchar_t *expression,
+                                   const wchar_t *function,
+                                   const wchar_t *file,
+                                   unsigned int line,
+                                   uintptr_t dummy)
+{
+  longjmp (gl_msvc_inval_restart, 1);
+}
+
+# endif
+
+#endif