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+#ifndef _INTTYPES_H_
+#define _INTTYPES_H_
+/* 
+** Distributed under the terms of the OpenBeOS License.
+*/
+
+
+typedef signed char 		int8_t;
+typedef signed short int 	int16_t;
+typedef signed int 			int32_t;
+typedef signed long long 	int64_t;
+
+typedef	unsigned char 		u_int8_t;
+typedef	unsigned short int 	u_int16_t;
+typedef	unsigned int 		u_int32_t;
+typedef unsigned long long  u_int64_t;
+
+
+#endif	/* _INTTYPES_H_ */