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+// The contents of this file are subject to the BOINC Public License
+// Version 1.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
+// compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+// http://boinc.berkeley.edu/license_1.0.txt
+//
+// Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS"
+// basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+// License for the specific language governing rights and limitations
+// under the License.
+//
+// The Original Code is the Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing.
+//
+// The Initial Developer of the Original Code is the SETI@home project.
+// Portions created by the SETI@home project are Copyright (C) 2002
+// University of California at Berkeley. All Rights Reserved.
+//
+// Contributor(s):
+//
+
+#ifndef H_BOINC_GL
+#define H_BOINC_GL
+
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+#  include <GL/gl.h>
+#  include <GL/glu.h>
+#  include <GL/glaux.h>
+#  include <glut.h>
+
+#elif defined(__APPLE_CC__)
+
+#  include <OpenGL/gl.h>
+
+#else // !_WIN32, !__APPLE_CC__
+
+#  if defined(HAVE_GL_H)
+#    include <gl.h>
+#  elif defined(HAVE_GL_GL_H)
+#    include <GL/gl.h>
+#  elif defined(HAVE_OPENGL_GL_H)
+#    include <OpenGL/gl.h>
+#  endif
+
+#  if defined(HAVE_GLX_H)
+#    include <glx.h>
+#  elif defined(HAVE_GL_GLX_H)
+#    include <GL/glx.h>
+#  endif
+
+#  if defined(HAVE_GLU_H)
+#    include <glu.h>
+#  elif defined(HAVE_GL_GLU_H)
+#    include <GL/glu.h>
+#  elif defined(HAVE_OPENGL_GLU_H)
+#    include <OpenGL/glu.h>
+#  endif
+
+#  if defined(HAVE_GLUT_H)
+#    include "glut.h"
+#  elif defined(HAVE_GL_GLUT_H)
+#    include <GL/glut.h>
+#  elif defined(HAVE_OPENGL_GLUT_H)
+#    include <OpenGL/glut.h>
+#  elif defined(HAVE_GLUT_GLUT_H)
+#    include <GLUT/glut.h>
+#  endif
+
+#endif // _WIN32
+
+#endif