diff --git a/library/smarty/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_compile_ldelim.php b/library/smarty/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_compile_ldelim.php
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+<?php
+/**
+ * Smarty Internal Plugin Compile Ldelim
+ * Compiles the {ldelim} tag
+ *
+ * @package    Smarty
+ * @subpackage Compiler
+ * @author     Uwe Tews
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Smarty Internal Plugin Compile Ldelim Class
+ *
+ * @package    Smarty
+ * @subpackage Compiler
+ */
+class Smarty_Internal_Compile_Ldelim extends Smarty_Internal_CompileBase {
+    /**
+     * Compiles code for the {ldelim} tag
+     * This tag does output the left delimiter
+     *
+     * @param  array $args array with attributes from parser
+     * @param  object $compiler compiler object
+     *
+     * @return string compiled code
+     */
+    public function compile($args, $compiler) {
+        $_attr = $this->getAttributes($compiler, $args);
+        if ($_attr['nocache'] === true) {
+            $compiler->trigger_template_error('nocache option not allowed', $compiler->lex->taglineno);
+        }
+        // this tag does not return compiled code
+        $compiler->has_code = true;
+
+        return $compiler->smarty->left_delimiter;
+    }
+}