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+
+// mplayer -> liba52 config wrapper mess
+
+#include "../config.h"
+
+#ifdef HAVE_MLIB
+#define LIBA52_MLIB
+#endif
+
+// define for double precision:
+//#define LIBA52_DOUBLE
+