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+//                                  -*- C++ -*-
+/*
+
+Copyright (C) 1996 John W. Eaton
+
+This file is part of Octave.
+
+Octave 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, or (at your option) any
+later version.
+
+Octave 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 Octave; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the Free
+Software Foundation, 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+
+*/
+
+#if !defined (octave_base_lu_h)
+#define octave_base_lu_h 1
+
+#if defined (__GNUG__)
+#pragma interface
+#endif
+
+#include "MArray.h"
+
+template <class lu_type, class p_type>
+class base_lu
+{
+public:
+
+  base_lu (void) { }
+
+  base_lu (const base_lu& a) : a_fact (a.a_fact), ipvt (a.ipvt) { }
+
+  base_lu& operator = (const base_lu& a)
+    {
+      if (this != &a)
+	{
+	  a_fact = a.a_fact;
+	  ipvt = a.ipvt;
+	}
+      return *this;
+    }
+
+  ~base_lu (void) { }
+
+  lu_type L (void) const;
+
+  lu_type U (void) const;
+
+  p_type P (void) const;
+
+protected:
+
+  lu_type a_fact;
+  MArray<int> ipvt;
+};
+
+#endif
+
+/*
+;;; Local Variables: ***
+;;; mode: C++ ***
+;;; page-delimiter: "^/\\*" ***
+;;; End: ***
+*/