--- gvpe/src/global.h	2008/08/07 17:54:27	1.24
+++ gvpe/src/global.h	2011/03/06 21:01:37	1.25
@@ -82,5 +82,14 @@
 extern char *confbase;		// directory in which all config files are
 extern char *thisnode;		// config for current node (TODO: remove)
 
+template<typename T, typename U> static inline T    min    (T  a, U b) { return a < (T)b ? a : (T)b; }
+template<typename T, typename U> static inline void min_it (T &a, U b) {    a = a < (T)b ? a : (T)b; }
+template<typename T, typename U> static inline T    max    (T  a, U b) { return a > (T)b ? a : (T)b; }
+template<typename T, typename U> static inline void max_it (T &a, U b) {    a = a > (T)b ? a : (T)b; }
+
+template<typename T, typename U, typename V> static inline T clamp (T  v, U a, V b) { return v < (T)a ? a : v >(T)b ? b : v; }
+
+template<typename T, typename U> static inline void swap (T& a, U& b) { T t=a; a=(T)b; b=(U)t; }
+
 #endif