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+/*
+Copyright Rene Rivera 2008-2015
+Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+(See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
+http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+*/
+
+#ifndef BOOST_PREDEF_ARCHITECTURE_Z_H
+#define BOOST_PREDEF_ARCHITECTURE_Z_H
+
+#include <boost/predef/version_number.h>
+#include <boost/predef/make.h>
+
+/*`
+[heading `BOOST_ARCH_Z`]
+
+[@http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z/Architecture z/Architecture] architecture.
+
+[table
+    [[__predef_symbol__] [__predef_version__]]
+
+    [[`__SYSC_ZARCH__`] [__predef_detection__]]
+    ]
+ */
+
+#define BOOST_ARCH_Z BOOST_VERSION_NUMBER_NOT_AVAILABLE
+
+#if defined(__SYSC_ZARCH__)
+#   undef BOOST_ARCH_Z
+#   define BOOST_ARCH_Z BOOST_VERSION_NUMBER_AVAILABLE
+#endif
+
+#if BOOST_ARCH_Z
+#   define BOOST_ARCH_Z_AVAILABLE
+#endif
+
+#define BOOST_ARCH_Z_NAME "z/Architecture"
+
+#endif
+
+#include <boost/predef/detail/test.h>
+BOOST_PREDEF_DECLARE_TEST(BOOST_ARCH_Z,BOOST_ARCH_Z_NAME)