+#ifdef BOOST_MSVC
+
+namespace detail{
+
+ //
+ // We need all this crazy indirection because a type such as:
+ //
+ // T (*const)(U)
+ //
+ // Does not bind to a <T*> or <T*const> partial specialization with VC10 and earlier
+ //
+ template <class T>
+ struct remove_pointer_imp
+ {
+ typedef T type;
+ };
+
+ template <class T>
+ struct remove_pointer_imp<T*>
+ {
+ typedef T type;
+ };
+
+ template <class T, bool b>
+ struct remove_pointer_imp3
+ {
+ typedef typename remove_pointer_imp<typename boost::remove_cv<T>::type>::type type;
+ };
+
+ template <class T>
+ struct remove_pointer_imp3<T, false>
+ {
+ typedef T type;
+ };
+
+ template <class T>
+ struct remove_pointer_imp2
+ {
+ typedef typename remove_pointer_imp3<T, ::boost::is_pointer<T>::value>::type type;
+ };
+}
+
+BOOST_TT_AUX_TYPE_TRAIT_DEF1(remove_pointer,T,typename boost::detail::remove_pointer_imp2<T>::type)
+
+#elif !defined(BOOST_NO_TEMPLATE_PARTIAL_SPECIALIZATION)