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+// Copyright 2009 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+/*
+ * obj.c
+ * routines universal to all object files
+ */
+#include <u.h>
+#include <libc.h>
+#include <bio.h>
+#include <ar.h>
+#include <mach.h>
+#include "obj.h"
+
+int _is2(char* x) { return 0; }
+int _is7(char* x) { return 0; }
+int _is9(char* x) { return 0; }
+int _isk(char* x) { return 0; }
+int _isq(char* x) { return 0; }
+int _isv(char* x) { return 0; }
+int _isu(char* x) { return 0; }
+int _read2(Biobuf* b, Prog* p) { return 0; }
+int _read7(Biobuf* b, Prog* p) { return 0; }
+int _read9(Biobuf* b, Prog* p) { return 0; }
+int _readk(Biobuf* b, Prog* p) { return 0; }
+int _readq(Biobuf* b, Prog* p) { return 0; }
+int _readv(Biobuf* b, Prog* p) { return 0; }
+int _readu(Biobuf* b, Prog* p) { return 0; }