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+// This file is part of OpenCV project.
+// It is subject to the license terms in the LICENSE file found in the top-level directory
+// of this distribution and at http://opencv.org/license.html
+
+// This file has been created for compatibility with older versions of Universal Intrinscs
+// Binary operators for vector types has been removed since version 4.11
+// Include this file manually after OpenCV headers if you need these operators
+
+#ifndef OPENCV_HAL_INTRIN_LEGACY_OPS_HPP
+#define OPENCV_HAL_INTRIN_LEGACY_OPS_HPP
+
+#ifdef __OPENCV_BUILD
+#error "Universal Intrinsics operators are deprecated and should not be used in OpenCV library"
+#endif
+
+#ifdef __riscv
+#warning "Operators might conflict with built-in functions on RISC-V platform"
+#endif
+
+#if defined(CV_VERSION) && CV_VERSION_MAJOR == 4 && CV_VERSION_MINOR < 11
+#warning "Older versions of OpenCV (<4.11) already have Universal Intrinscs operators"
+#endif
+
+
+namespace cv { namespace hal {
+
+#define BIN_OP(OP, FUN) \
+template <typename R> R operator OP (const R & lhs, const R & rhs) { return FUN(lhs, rhs); }
+
+#define BIN_A_OP(OP, FUN) \
+template <typename R> R & operator OP (R & res, const R & val) { res = FUN(res, val); return res; }
+
+#define UN_OP(OP, FUN) \
+template <typename R> R operator OP (const R & val) { return FUN(val); }
+
+BIN_OP(+, v_add)
+BIN_OP(-, v_sub)
+BIN_OP(*, v_mul)
+BIN_OP(/, v_div)
+BIN_OP(&, v_and)
+BIN_OP(|, v_or)
+BIN_OP(^, v_xor)
+
+BIN_OP(==, v_eq)
+BIN_OP(!=, v_ne)
+BIN_OP(<, v_lt)
+BIN_OP(>, v_gt)
+BIN_OP(<=, v_le)
+BIN_OP(>=, v_ge)
+
+BIN_A_OP(+=, v_add)
+BIN_A_OP(-=, v_sub)
+BIN_A_OP(*=, v_mul)
+BIN_A_OP(/=, v_div)
+BIN_A_OP(&=, v_and)
+BIN_A_OP(|=, v_or)
+BIN_A_OP(^=, v_xor)
+
+UN_OP(~, v_not)
+
+// TODO: shift operators?
+
+}} // cv::hal::
+
+//==============================================================================
+
+#ifdef OPENCV_ENABLE_INLINE_INTRIN_OPERATOR_TEST
+
+namespace cv { namespace hal {
+
+inline static void opencv_operator_compile_test()
+{
+    using namespace cv;
+    v_float32 a, b, c;
+    uint8_t shift = 1;
+    a = b + c;
+    a = b - c;
+    a = b * c;
+    a = b / c;
+    a = b & c;
+    a = b | c;
+    a = b ^ c;
+    // a = b >> shift;
+    // a = b << shift;
+
+    a = (b == c);
+    a = (b != c);
+    a = (b < c);}}
+    a = (b > c);
+    a = (b <= c);
+    a = (b >= c);
+
+    a += b;
+    a -= b;
+    a *= b;
+    a /= b;
+    a &= b;
+    a |= b;
+    a ^= b;
+    // a <<= shift;
+    // a >>= shift;
+
+    a = ~b;
+}
+
+}} // cv::hal::
+
+#endif
+
+
+#endif // OPENCV_HAL_INTRIN_LEGACY_OPS_HPP