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#ifndef	CCGNU_FUNCTIONS_H
#define	CCGNU_FUNCTIONS_H

namespace ost {

template<typename T>
inline const T& abs(const T& v)
{
	if(v < (T)0)
		return -v;
	return v;
}	

}

#endif
