    // Copyright (C) 2006  Davis E. King (davis@dlib.net)
    // License: Boost Software License   See LICENSE.txt for the full license.
    #ifndef DLIB_WINDOWS_MAGIc_
    #define DLIB_WINDOWS_MAGIc_

    #include "platform.h"

    #ifdef WIN32

    // This file contains all the magical #defines you have to setup  before you
    // include the windows header files.

    #ifndef NOMINMAX
    #define NOMINMAX // prevent windows from messing with std::min and std::max
    #endif

    // now just for good measure undefine min and max if they are defined
    #ifdef min
    #undef min
    #endif

    #ifdef max
    #undef max
    #endif

    #ifdef NO_MAKEFILE
    // only define this if all the cpp files are going to be sucked into the headers
    // because otherwise we don't need it since everything is isolated in the sockets
    // cpp file and this declaration for _WINSOCKAPI_ appears there also.
    #ifndef _WINSOCKAPI_
    #define _WINSOCKAPI_   /* Prevent inclusion of winsock.h in windows.h */
    #endif
    #endif

    // This is something stupid you have to do to make visual studio include the right
    // stuff.  I don't really know what the deal is with this.
    #if _WIN32_WINNT < 0x0500
    #undef _WIN32_WINNT
    #define _WIN32_WINNT 0x0500
    #endif

    #endif // WIN32

    #endif // DLIB_WINDOWS_MAGIc_