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-! (C) Copyright 2014- ECMWF.
-!
-! This software is licensed under the terms of the Apache Licence Version 2.0
-! which can be obtained at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
-!
-! In applying this licence, ECMWF does not waive the privileges and immunities
-! granted to it by virtue of its status as an intergovernmental organisation
-! nor does it submit to any jurisdiction.
-!
-! DR_HOOK is a profiling and debugging system for the IFS, and should
-! be called at the beginning and end of each subroutine. This is a
-! dummy implementation for offline packages.
-
-module yomhook
-
-  save
-
-  logical :: lhook = .false.
-
-contains
-
-  subroutine dr_hook(proc_name, iswitch, proc_key)
-
-    use parkind1, only : jprb
-
-    character(len=*), intent(in)    :: proc_name
-    integer,          intent(in)    :: iswitch
-    real(jprb),       intent(inout) :: proc_key
-    ! Do nothing!
-
-  end subroutine dr_hook
-
-end module yomhook