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+/* -*- C++ -*- */
+// $Id$
+
+
+// ============================================================================
+//
+// = LIBRARY
+//    ace
+// 
+// = FILENAME
+//    Obstack.h
+//
+// = AUTHOR
+//    Doug Schmidt 
+// 
+// ============================================================================
+
+#if !defined (ACE_OBSTACK_H)
+#define ACE_OBSTACK_H
+
+#include "ace/ACE.h"
+
+class ACE_Export ACE_Obchunk
+  // = TITLE
+  //     A "chunk" of memory.  This should be a nested class but some
+  //     compilers don't like them yet. 
+{
+friend class ACE_Obstack;
+  
+public:
+  void dump (void) const;
+  // Dump the state of an object.
+
+  ACE_ALLOC_HOOK_DECLARE;
+  // Declare the dynamic allocation hooks.
+
+private:
+  char *end_;
+  char *cur_;
+  ACE_Obchunk *next_;
+  char contents_[4];
+};
+
+class ACE_Export ACE_Obstack
+  // = TITLE
+  //    Define a simple "mark and release" memory allocation utility.
+  //    This class is based on the GNU obstack utility.
+{
+public:
+  // = Initialization and termination methods.
+  ACE_Obstack (int size = 4080);
+  ~ACE_Obstack (void);
+
+  char *copy (const char* data, size_t len);
+  // Copy the data into the current Obchunk.
+  
+  void release (void);
+  // "Release" the entire stack (without freeing it).
+
+  void dump (void) const;
+  // Dump the state of an object.
+
+  ACE_ALLOC_HOOK_DECLARE;
+  // Declare the dynamic allocation hooks.
+
+protected:
+  class ACE_Obchunk *new_chunk (void);
+
+  size_t size_;
+  // Current size of the Obstack;
+
+  class ACE_Obchunk *head_;
+  // Head of the Obchunk chain.
+
+  class ACE_Obchunk *curr_;
+  // Pointer to the current Obchunk.
+};
+
+#endif /* ACE_OBSTACK_H */