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+//===-- ModuleProvider.cpp - Base implementation for module providers -----===//
+//
+// Minimal implementation of the abstract interface for providing a module.
+//
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+
+#include "llvm/ModuleProvider.h"
+#include "llvm/Module.h"
+
+/// ctor - always have a valid Module
+///
+AbstractModuleProvider::AbstractModuleProvider() {
+  M = new Module("");
+}
+
+/// dtor - when we leave, we take our Module with us
+///
+AbstractModuleProvider::~AbstractModuleProvider() {
+  delete M;
+}
+
+/// materializeFunction - make sure the given function is fully read.
+///
+void AbstractModuleProvider::materializeModule() {
+  for (Module::iterator i = M->begin(), e = M->end(); i != e; ++i) {
+    materializeFunction(i);
+  }
+}