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 Mesh_3/include/CGAL/Compact_mesh_cell_base_3.h -text
 Mesh_3/include/CGAL/Compact_mesh_vertex_base_3.h -text
 Mesh_3/include/CGAL/Mesh_3/Has_features.h -text
+Mesh_3/include/CGAL/Mesh_3/Profile_counter.h -text
 Mesh_3/include/CGAL/Mesh_3/Robust_intersection_kernel.h -text
 Mesh_3/include/CGAL/Mesh_3/config.h -text
 Mesh_3/include/CGAL/Mesh_3/io_signature.h -text
diff --git a/Mesh_3/include/CGAL/Mesh_3/Profile_counter.h b/Mesh_3/include/CGAL/Mesh_3/Profile_counter.h
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+// Copyright (c) 2005,2006,2008  INRIA Sophia-Antipolis (France).
+// Copyright (c) 2011 GeometryFactory Sarl (France)
+// All rights reserved.
+//
+// This file is part of CGAL (www.cgal.org); you can redistribute it and/or
+// modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as
+// published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2.1 of the License.
+// See the file LICENSE.LGPL distributed with CGAL.
+//
+// Licensees holding a valid commercial license may use this file in
+// accordance with the commercial license agreement provided with the software.
+//
+// This file is provided AS IS with NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE
+// WARRANTY OF DESIGN, MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+//
+// $URL: https://scm.gforge.inria.fr/svn/cgal/branches/features/Mesh_3-experimental-GF/Mesh_3/include/CGAL/Mesh_3/Profile_counter.h $
+// $Id: Profile_counter.h 66846 2011-12-16 13:48:50Z lrineau $
+//
+//
+// Author(s)     : Sylvain Pion, Laurent Rineau
+
+#ifndef CGAL_MESH_3_PROFILE_COUNTER_H
+#define CGAL_MESH_3_PROFILE_COUNTER_H
+
+#include <CGAL/Mesh_3/config.h>
+
+#include <CGAL/Profile_counter.h>
+
+#ifdef CGAL_MESH_3_PROFILE
+#  define CGAL_MESH_3_PROFILER(Y) \
+          { static CGAL::Profile_counter tmp(Y); ++tmp; }
+#  define CGAL_MESH_3_HISTOGRAM_PROFILER(Y, Z) \
+          { static CGAL::Profile_histogram_counter tmp(Y); tmp(Z); }
+#  define CGAL_MESH_3_BRANCH_PROFILER(Y, NAME) \
+          static CGAL::Profile_branch_counter NAME(Y); ++NAME;
+#  define CGAL_MESH_3_BRANCH_PROFILER_BRANCH(NAME) \
+          NAME.increment_branch();
+#  define CGAL_MESH_3_BRANCH_PROFILER_3(Y, NAME) \
+          static CGAL::Profile_branch_counter_3 NAME(Y); ++NAME;
+#  define CGAL_MESH_3_BRANCH_PROFILER_BRANCH_1(NAME) \
+          NAME.increment_branch_1();
+#  define CGAL_MESH_3_BRANCH_PROFILER_BRANCH_2(NAME) \
+          NAME.increment_branch_2();
+#else
+#  define CGAL_MESH_3_PROFILER(Y)
+#  define CGAL_MESH_3_HISTOGRAM_PROFILER(Y, Z)
+#  define CGAL_MESH_3_BRANCH_PROFILER(Y, NAME)
+#  define CGAL_MESH_3_BRANCH_PROFILER_BRANCH(NAME)
+#  define CGAL_MESH_3_BRANCH_PROFILER_3(Y, NAME) 
+#  define CGAL_MESH_3_BRANCH_PROFILER_BRANCH_1(NAME)
+#  define CGAL_MESH_3_BRANCH_PROFILER_BRANCH_2(NAME) 
+#endif
+
+#endif // CGAL_MESH_3_PROFILE_COUNTER_H