+#ifndef __attribute__
+/* This feature is available in gcc versions 2.5 and later. */
+# if __GNUC__ < 2 || (__GNUC__ == 2 && __GNUC_MINOR__ < 5) || __STRICT_ANSI__
+# define __attribute__(Spec) /* empty */
+# endif
+/* The __-protected variants of `format' and `printf' attributes
+ are accepted by gcc versions 2.6.4 (effectively 2.7) and later. */
+# if __GNUC__ < 2 || (__GNUC__ == 2 && __GNUC_MINOR__ < 7) || __STRICT_ANSI__
+# define __format__ format
+# define __printf__ printf
+# endif
+#endif
+