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+/* MDB Tools - A library for reading MS Access database files
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 Brian Bruns
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library 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
+ * Library General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _mdbprivate_h_
+#define _mdbprivate_h_
+
+/*
+ * This header is for stuff lacking a MDB_ or mdb_ something, so they won't be
+ * exported to calling programs.
+ */
+
+#include <config.h>
+
+#define _(String) (String)
+#define N_(String) String
+#define textdomain(Domain)
+#define bindtextdomain(Package, Directory)
+
+#endif