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+-- Copyright 2013, Big Switch Networks, Inc. This library was generated
+-- by the LoxiGen Compiler.
+--
+-- This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+-- it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+-- the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or
+-- (at your option) any later version.
+-- 
+-- This program 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 General Public License for more details.
+-- 
+-- You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+-- along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.