diff --git a/include/mesh/dim3/boundaries/boundaries.hpp b/include/mesh/dim3/boundaries/boundaries.hpp
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+++ b/include/mesh/dim3/boundaries/boundaries.hpp
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+#pragma once
+
+#include "enumerations/dimension.hpp"
+#include "mesh/mesh_base.hpp"
+#include "specfem_setup.hpp"
+#include <Kokkos_Core.hpp>
+
+namespace specfem {
+namespace mesh {
+
+template <> struct boundaries<specfem::dimension::type::dim3> {};
+
+} // namespace mesh
+} // namespace specfem