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+/*
+ * Copyright 2008, Haiku Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
+ */
+#ifndef _SYS_POLL_H
+#define _SYS_POLL_H
+
+
+#include <poll.h>
+	// for compatibility with legacy applications
+
+
+#endif	/* _SYS_POLL_H */