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+#ifndef _MESHGFACEOPTIMIZE_H_
+#define _MESHGFACEOPTIMIZE_H_
+
+// Copyright (C) 1997-2007 C. Geuzaine, J.-F. Remacle
+//
+// This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// 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, write to the Free Software
+// Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307
+// USA.
+// 
+// Please report all bugs and problems to <gmsh@geuz.org>.
+class GFace;
+void laplaceSmoothing   (GFace *gf);
+void edgeSwappingLawson (GFace *gf);
+#endif