7 files changed, 59 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/timer/cpu_counter/modinfo.txt b/src/timer/cpu_counter/modinfo.txt
index d5583c0d7..2a64bedee 100644
--- a/src/timer/cpu_counter/modinfo.txt
+++ b/src/timer/cpu_counter/modinfo.txt
@@ -29,3 +29,8 @@ ia64    # ar.itc
 s390x
 hppa
 </arch>
+
+<requires>
+timer_base
+</requires>
+
diff --git a/src/timer/gettimeofday/modinfo.txt b/src/timer/gettimeofday/modinfo.txt
index 495914589..c079dfd58 100644
--- a/src/timer/gettimeofday/modinfo.txt
+++ b/src/timer/gettimeofday/modinfo.txt
@@ -25,3 +25,8 @@ qnx
 solaris
 tru64
 </os>
+
+<requires>
+timer_base
+</requires>
+
diff --git a/src/timer/posix_rt/modinfo.txt b/src/timer/posix_rt/modinfo.txt
index e9298a81c..fb1870988 100644
--- a/src/timer/posix_rt/modinfo.txt
+++ b/src/timer/posix_rt/modinfo.txt
@@ -21,3 +21,8 @@ linux
 #netbsd
 #openbsd
 </os>
+
+<requires>
+timer_base
+</requires>
+
diff --git a/src/timer/timer_base/modinfo.txt b/src/timer/timer_base/modinfo.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3637d4c94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/timer/timer_base/modinfo.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+realname "Timer Base Class"
+
+define TIMER
+
+load_on auto
+
+<add>
+timers.cpp
+timers.h
+</add>
diff --git a/src/timers.cpp b/src/timer/timer_base/timers.cpp
index 4f482916f..4f482916f 100644
--- a/src/timers.cpp
+++ b/src/timer/timer_base/timers.cpp
diff --git a/src/timer/timer_base/timers.h b/src/timer/timer_base/timers.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..253f71f6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/timer/timer_base/timers.h
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/*************************************************
+* Timestamp Functions Header File                *
+* (C) 1999-2007 Jack Lloyd                       *
+*************************************************/
+
+#ifndef BOTAN_TIMERS_H__
+#define BOTAN_TIMERS_H__
+
+#include <botan/rng.h>
+
+namespace Botan {
+
+/*************************************************
+* Timer Interface                                *
+*************************************************/
+class BOTAN_DLL Timer : public EntropySource
+   {
+   public:
+      virtual u64bit clock() const;
+      u32bit slow_poll(byte[], u32bit);
+
+      virtual ~Timer() {}
+   protected:
+      static u64bit combine_timers(u32bit, u32bit, u32bit);
+   };
+
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/timer/win32_query_perf_ctr/modinfo.txt b/src/timer/win32_query_perf_ctr/modinfo.txt
index 74c4a59ea..e956f99c5 100644
--- a/src/timer/win32_query_perf_ctr/modinfo.txt
+++ b/src/timer/win32_query_perf_ctr/modinfo.txt
@@ -18,3 +18,8 @@ windows
 <libs>
 windows -> user32
 </libs>
+
+<requires>
+timer_base
+</requires>
+