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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 */