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-// XXX taken from /boot/develop/tools/gnupro/lib/gcc-lib/i586-beos/2.9-beos-991026/include
-// XXX From GCC, exact license unknown. Must be LGPL or better :)
-// XXX Doesn't belong into posix, should be replaced as soon as possible
-
-/* CYGNUS LOCAL Embedded C++ whole file */
-// The -*- C++ -*- dynamic memory management header.
-// Copyright (C) 1994, 96-97, 1998 Free Software Foundation
-
-#ifndef __NEW__
-#define __NEW__
-
-#pragma interface "new"
-#include <stddef.h>
-
-#ifndef __EMBEDDED_CXX__
-// Exception Handling is forbidden in Embedded C++. 
-#include <exception>
-#define __THROW(what) throw (what)
-#define __nothing
-#else
-#define __THROW(what)
-#endif
-
-extern "C++" {
-
-namespace std {
-
-#ifndef __EMBEDDED_CXX__
-  class bad_alloc : public exception {
-  public:
-    virtual const char* what() const throw() { return "bad_alloc"; }
-  };
-#endif
-
-  struct nothrow_t {};
-  extern const nothrow_t nothrow;
-
-  typedef void (*new_handler)();
-  new_handler set_new_handler (new_handler);
-
-} // namespace std
-
-// replaceable signatures
-void *operator new (size_t) __THROW (std::bad_alloc);
-void *operator new[] (size_t) __THROW (std::bad_alloc);
-void operator delete (void *) __THROW(__nothing);
-void operator delete[] (void *) __THROW(__nothing);
-void *operator new (size_t, const std::nothrow_t&) __THROW(__nothing);
-void *operator new[] (size_t, const std::nothrow_t&) __THROW(__nothing);
-void operator delete (void *, const std::nothrow_t&) __THROW(__nothing);
-void operator delete[] (void *, const std::nothrow_t&) __THROW(__nothing);
-
-// default placement versions of operator new
-#ifndef _BUILDING_NEW_CPP_
-// make sure the call gets emitted out of line in libroot for
-// compatibility with old binaries - this is done by including
-// the same two calls, only without the inline directive
-//
-// keep it inline everywhere else
-inline void *operator new(size_t, void *place) __THROW(__nothing) {
-  return place;
-}
-inline void *operator new[](size_t, void *place) __THROW(__nothing) {
-  return place;
-}
-#endif
-
-} // extern "C++"
-
-#endif
-/* END CYGNUS LOCAL */