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+/// @file xed-types.h
+/// @author Mark Charney <mark.charney@intel.com>
+
+
+#ifndef _XED_TYPES_H_
+# define _XED_TYPES_H_
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+#include "xed-common-hdrs.h"
+
+#if defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__ICC)
+# include <stdint.h>
+# define xed_uint8_t uint8_t
+# define xed_uint16_t uint16_t
+# define xed_uint32_t uint32_t
+# define xed_uint64_t uint64_t
+# define xed_int8_t int8_t
+# define xed_int16_t int16_t
+# define xed_int32_t int32_t
+# define xed_int64_t int64_t
+#elif defined(_WIN32)
+# define xed_uint8_t unsigned __int8
+# define xed_uint16_t unsigned __int16
+# define xed_uint32_t unsigned __int32
+# define xed_uint64_t unsigned __int64
+# define xed_int8_t __int8
+# define xed_int16_t __int16
+# define xed_int32_t __int32
+# define xed_int64_t __int64
+#else
+# error "XED types unsupported platform? Need windows, gcc, or icc."
+#endif
+
+typedef unsigned int xed_uint_t;
+typedef unsigned int xed_bits_t;
+typedef unsigned int xed_bool_t;
+
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+#endif
