diff --git a/form/f_trace.c b/form/f_trace.c
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+/****************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.                        *
+ *                                                                          *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a  *
+ * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the            *
+ * "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including      *
+ * without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,      *
+ * distribute, distribute with modifications, sublicense, and/or sell       *
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is    *
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:                 *
+ *                                                                          *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included  *
+ * in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.                   *
+ *                                                                          *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS  *
+ * OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF               *
+ * MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.   *
+ * IN NO EVENT SHALL THE ABOVE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM,   *
+ * DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR    *
+ * OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR    *
+ * THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.                               *
+ *                                                                          *
+ * Except as contained in this notice, the name(s) of the above copyright   *
+ * holders shall not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the     *
+ * sale, use or other dealings in this Software without prior written       *
+ * authorization.                                                           *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ *   Author:  Thomas E. Dickey                                              *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+#include "form.priv.h"
+
+MODULE_ID("$Id: f_trace.c,v 1.1 2004/12/25 23:28:49 tom Exp $")
+
+NCURSES_EXPORT(FIELD **)
+_nc_retrace_field_ptr(FIELD **code)
+{
+  T((T_RETURN("%p"), code));
+  return code;
+}
+
+NCURSES_EXPORT(FIELD *)
+_nc_retrace_field(FIELD *code)
+{
+  T((T_RETURN("%p"), code));
+  return code;
+}
+
+NCURSES_EXPORT(FIELDTYPE *)
+_nc_retrace_field_type(FIELDTYPE *code)
+{
+  T((T_RETURN("%p"), code));
+  return code;
+}
+
+NCURSES_EXPORT(FORM *)
+_nc_retrace_form(FORM *code)
+{
+  T((T_RETURN("%p"), code));
+  return code;
+}
+
+NCURSES_EXPORT(Form_Hook)
+_nc_retrace_form_hook(Form_Hook code)
+{
+  T((T_RETURN("%p"), code));
+  return code;
+}