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+/* Copyright (c) 2009, Avian Contributors
+
+   Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software
+   for any purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided
+   that the above copyright notice and this permission notice appear
+   in all copies.
+
+   There is NO WARRANTY for this software.  See license.txt for
+   details. */
+
+package avian;
+
+public abstract class Machine {
+
+  public static native void dumpHeap(String outputFile);
+
+}