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+/****************************************************************************
+**
+*W  iostream.h                      GAP source                  Steve Linton
+**
+**
+*Y  Copyright (C)  1996,  Lehrstuhl D für Mathematik,  RWTH Aachen,  Germany
+*Y  (C) 1998 School Math and Comp. Sci., University of St Andrews, Scotland
+*Y  Copyright (C) 2002 The GAP Group
+**
+**  This file declares the functions for the floating point package
+*/
+
+#ifndef GAP_IOSTREAM_H
+#define GAP_IOSTREAM_H
+
+// Provide a feature macro to let libraries check if GAP supports
+// CheckChildStatusChanged.
+#define GAP_HasCheckChildStatusChanged
+
+int CheckChildStatusChanged(int childPID, int status);
+
+/*F * * * * * * * * * * * * * initialize package * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
+*/
+
+/****************************************************************************
+**
+*F  InitInfoFloat()  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . table of init functions
+*/
+StructInitInfo * InitInfoIOStream ( void );
+
+
+#endif // GAP_IOSTREAM_H