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  OSSP val -- Value Access

  ABSTRACT

  OSSP val is a flexible name to value mapping library for ISO-C
  variables. It allows one to access ISO-C variables through name
  strings, although the ISO-C language does neither provide such a
  dedicated facility nor an evaluation construct (which could be used to
  implement such a facility easily).

  In general, this is used for accessing ISO-C variables without
  having to know the actual symbol/address. The typical use cases are
  in combination with flexible configuration parsing and supporting
  loosly-coupled DSO-based module architectures.

  COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

  Copyright (c) 2002 Ralf S. Engelschall <rse@engelschall.com>
  Copyright (c) 2002 The OSSP Project <http://www.ossp.org/>
  Copyright (c) 2002 Cable & Wireless Deutschland <http://www.cw.com/de/>

  This file is part of OSSP val, a value access library which
  can be found at http://www.ossp.org/pkg/lib/val/.

  Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for
  any purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that
  the above copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all
  copies.

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  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS AND COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND THEIR
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  HOME AND DOCUMENTATION

  The documentation and latest release can be found on

  o http://www.ossp.org/pkg/lib/val/
  o  ftp://ftp.ossp.org/pkg/lib/val/