diff --git a/mozilla/directory/xpcom/base/src/nsLDAPInternal.h b/mozilla/directory/xpcom/base/src/nsLDAPInternal.h
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+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*-
+ *
+ */
+#include "nsLDAP.h"
+#include "nspr.h"
+
+// frees all elements of an XPIDL out array of a given size using
+// freeFunc(), then frees the array itself using nsMemory::Free().
+// Thanks to <alecf@netscape.com> for suggesting this form, which can be
+// used to NS_RELEASE entire arrays before freeing as well.
+//
+#define NSLDAP_FREE_XPIDL_ARRAY(size, array, freeFunc) \
+    for ( PRUint32 __iter__ = (size) ; __iter__ > 0 ; ) \
+        freeFunc((array)[--__iter__]); \
+    nsMemory::Free(array);
+
+// XXXdmose should this really be DEBUG-only?
+//
+#ifdef DEBUG
+extern PRLogModuleInfo *gLDAPLogModule;	   // defn in nsLDAPProtocolModule.cpp
+#endif