diff --git a/src/sat/smt/xor_solver.cpp b/src/sat/smt/xor_solver.cpp
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+/*++
+Copyright (c) 2014 Microsoft Corporation
+
+Module Name:
+
+    xor_solver.h
+
+Abstract:
+
+    XOR solver.
+    Interface outline.
+
+--*/
+
+
+#include "sat/smt/xor_solver.h"
+#include "sat/sat_simplifier_params.hpp"
+#include "sat/sat_xor_finder.h"
+
+namespace xr {
+
+    solver::solver(euf::solver& ctx):
+        th_solver(ctx.get_manager(), symbol("xor-solver"), ctx.get_manager().get_family_id("xor-solver"))
+    {}
+
+    euf::th_solver* solver::clone(euf::solver& ctx) {
+        // and relevant copy internal state
+        return alloc(solver, ctx);
+    }
+
+    void solver::asserted(sat::literal l) {
+
+    }
+
+    bool solver::unit_propagate() {
+        return false;
+    }
+    
+    void solver::get_antecedents(sat::literal l, sat::ext_justification_idx idx,
+                                 sat::literal_vector & r, bool probing) {
+        
+    }
+    
+    sat::check_result solver::check() {
+        return sat::check_result::CR_DONE;
+    }
+    
+    void solver::push() {
+    }
+    
+    void solver::pop(unsigned n) {
+    }
+
+    // inprocessing
+    // pre_simplify: decompile all xor constraints to allow other in-processing.
+    // simplify: recompile clauses to xor constraints
+    // literals that get added to xor constraints are tagged with the theory.
+    void solver::pre_simplify() {
+        
+    }
+
+    void solver::simplify() {
+        
+    }
+
+    std::ostream& solver::display(std::ostream& out) const {
+        return out;
+    }
+    
+    std::ostream& solver::display_justification(std::ostream& out, sat::ext_justification_idx idx) const  {
+        return out;
+    }
+    
+    std::ostream& solver::display_constraint(std::ostream& out, sat::ext_constraint_idx idx) const {
+        return out;
+    }
+    
+}
+
diff --git a/src/sat/smt/xor_solver.h b/src/sat/smt/xor_solver.h
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+/*++
+Copyright (c) 2014 Microsoft Corporation
+
+Module Name:
+
+    xor_solver.h
+
+Abstract:
+
+    XOR solver.
+    Interface outline.
+
+--*/
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "sat/smt/euf_solver.h"
+
+namespace xr {
+    class solver : public euf::th_solver {
+    public:
+        solver(euf::solver& ctx);
+        
+        th_solver* clone(euf::solver& ctx) override;
+
+        sat::literal internalize(expr* e, bool sign, bool root, bool redundant)  override { UNREACHABLE(); return sat::null_literal; }
+
+        void internalize(expr* e, bool redundant) override { UNREACHABLE(); }
+
+
+        void asserted(sat::literal l) override;
+        bool unit_propagate() override;
+        void get_antecedents(sat::literal l, sat::ext_justification_idx idx, sat::literal_vector & r, bool probing) override;
+
+        void pre_simplify() override;
+        void simplify() override;
+
+        sat::check_result check() override;
+        void push() override;
+        void pop(unsigned n) override;
+
+        std::ostream& display(std::ostream& out) const override;
+        std::ostream& display_justification(std::ostream& out, sat::ext_justification_idx idx) const override;
+        std::ostream& display_constraint(std::ostream& out, sat::ext_constraint_idx idx) const override;
+
+    };
+
+}