+/*
+ 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; }
+
/// 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; } \
+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, <=)\
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; }\
\