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+#ifndef TYPECHECK_H_INCLUDED
+#define TYPECHECK_H_INCLUDED
+
+/*
+ * Check at compile time that something is of a particular type.
+ * Always evaluates to 1 so you may use it easily in comparisons.
+ */
+#define typecheck(type,x) \
+({	type __dummy; \
+	typeof(x) __dummy2; \
+	(void)(&__dummy == &__dummy2); \
+	1; \
+})
+
+/*
+ * Check at compile time that 'function' is a certain type, or is a pointer
+ * to that type (needs to use typedef for the function type.)
+ */
+#define typecheck_fn(type,function) \
+({	typeof(type) __tmp = function; \
+	(void)__tmp; \
+})
+
+#endif		/* TYPECHECK_H_INCLUDED */