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+
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify //
+// it under the terms of the version 3 of the GNU General Public License //
+// as published by the Free Software Foundation. //
+// //
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but //
+// WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of //
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU //
+// General Public License for more details. //
+// //
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License //
+// along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. //
+// //
+// Written by Francois Fleuret //
+// (C) Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne //
+// Contact <pom@epfl.ch> for comments & bug reports //
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+#ifndef MISC_H
+#define MISC_H
+
+#ifdef DEBUG
+#define ASSERT(x, s) if(!(x)) { std::cerr << "ASSERT FAILED IN " << __FILE__ << ":" << __LINE__ << " [" << (s) << "]\n"; abort(); }
+#else
+#define ASSERT(x, s)
+#endif
+
+typedef double scalar_t;
+
+template <class T> T sq(T x) { return x*x; }
+
+const int buffer_size = 1024;
+
+char *next_word(char *buffer, char *r, int buffer_size);
+
+int pomsprintf(char *buffer, int buffer_length, char *format, int n_camera, int n_frame, int n_iteration);
+
+#endif