+/*
+ flowerlib
+
+ (c) 1996 Han-Wen Nienhuys
+ */
#ifndef COMPARE_HH
#define COMPARE_HH
+#define one_operator(type, function, op) \
+inline bool \
+operator op (type t1, type t2) {\
+ return function(t1, t2) op 0;\
+}\
+
+#define gpp_minmax_operator(type, op, opp) \
+inline type \
+operator op(type t1, type t2)\
+{\
+ return (t1 opp t2) ? t1 : t2;\
+}\
+
+#ifdef __GNUC__
+#define gpp_minmax(type, prefix)\
+ prefix gpp_minmax_operator(type, <?, <)\
+ prefix gpp_minmax_operator(type, >?, >)
+#else
+#define gpp_minmax(type, prefix)
+#endif
+
/// handy notations for a signed comparison
-#define template_instantiate_compare(type, function, prefix) \
-prefix inline bool operator>(type t1, type t2) { return function(t1, t2) > 0; } \
-prefix inline bool operator>=(type t1, type t2) { return function(t1, t2) >= 0; } \
-prefix inline bool operator==(type t1, type t2) { return function(t1, t2) == 0; } \
-prefix inline bool operator<=(type t1, type t2) { return function(t1, t2) <= 0; } \
-prefix inline bool operator<(type t1, type t2) { return function(t1, t2) < 0; } \
+#define template_instantiate_compare(type, function, prefix) \
+prefix one_operator(type, function, >)\
+prefix one_operator(type, function, >=)\
+prefix one_operator(type, function, ==)\
+prefix one_operator(type, function, !=)\
+prefix one_operator(type, function, <)\
+prefix one_operator(type, function, <=)\
+gpp_minmax(type, prefix)\
prefix inline type MAX(type t1, type t2) { return (t1 > t2 )? t1 : t2; }\
prefix inline type MIN(type t1, type t2) { return (t1 < t2 )? t1 : t2; }\
\