diff --git a/Modules/TestForANSIStreamHeaders.cmake b/Modules/TestForANSIStreamHeaders.cmake
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index 000000000..4e6542bdb
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+++ b/Modules/TestForANSIStreamHeaders.cmake
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+#
+# check if we they have the standard ansi stream files (without the .h)
+#
+# CMAKE_NO_ANSI_STREAM_HEADERS - defined accoreding to the results
+#
+
+MESSAGE(${CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM})
+MESSAGE(${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR})
+TRY_COMPILE(CMAKE_ANSI_STREAM_HEADERS ${CMAKE_ROOT}/MOdules/TestForANSIStreamHeaders.cxx ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR})
+IF (CMAKE_ANSI_STREAM_HEADERS)
+  SET (CMAKE_NO_ANSI_STREAM_HEADERS 0 CACHE INTERNAL 
+       "Does the compiler support headers like iostream.")
+  MESSAGE("We have ANSI HEADER support")      
+ELSE (CMAKE_ANSI_STREAM_HEADERS)
+  SET (CMAKE_NO_ANSI_STREAM_HEADERS 1 CACHE INTERNAL 
+     "Does the compiler support headers like iostream.")
+  MESSAGE("We do not have ANSI HEADER support")      
+ENDIF (CMAKE_ANSI_STREAM_HEADERS)
+
+
diff --git a/Modules/TestForANSIStreamHeaders.cxx b/Modules/TestForANSIStreamHeaders.cxx
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/Modules/TestForANSIStreamHeaders.cxx
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+#include <iostream>
+
+int main(int,char *[])
+{
+  return 0;
+}