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-
-#ifndef __OPENCV_GPU_GPU_DEVICE_STATIC_CHECK_HPP__
-#define __OPENCV_GPU_GPU_DEVICE_STATIC_CHECK_HPP__
-
-#if defined(__CUDACC__)
-    #define __OPENCV_GPU_HOST_DEVICE__ __host__ __device__ __forceinline__
-#else
-    #define __OPENCV_GPU_HOST_DEVICE__
-#endif
-
-namespace cv { namespace gpu
-{
-    namespace cudev
-    {
-        template<bool expr> struct Static {};
-
-        template<> struct Static<true>
-        {
-            __OPENCV_GPU_HOST_DEVICE__ static void check() {};
-        };
-    }
-}}
-
-#undef __OPENCV_GPU_HOST_DEVICE__
-
-#endif /* __OPENCV_GPU_GPU_DEVICE_STATIC_CHECK_HPP__ */