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+#ifndef _VALUES_H
+#define _VALUES_H
+
+#include <limits.h>
+
+#define CHARBITS (sizeof(char) * 8)
+#define SHORTBITS (sizeof(short) * 8)
+#define INTBITS (sizeof(int) * 8)
+#define LONGBITS (sizeof(long) * 8)
+#define PTRBITS (sizeof(char *) * 8)
+#define DOUBLEBITS (sizeof(double) * 8)
+#define FLOATBITS (sizeof(float) * 8)
+
+#define MINSHORT SHRT_MIN
+#define MININT INT_MIN
+#define MINLONG LONG_MIN
+
+#define MAXSHORT SHRT_MAX
+#define MAXINT INT_MAX
+#define MAXLONG LONG_MAX
+
+#define HIBITS MINSHORT
+#define HIBITL MINLONG
+
+#include <float.h>
+
+#define MAXDOUBLE DBL_MAX
+#undef MAXFLOAT
+#define MAXFLOAT FLT_MAX
+#define MINDOUBLE DBL_MIN
+#define MINFLOAT FLT_MIN
+#define DMINEXP DBL_MIN_EXP
+#define FMINEXP FLT_MIN_EXP
+#define DMAXEXP DBL_MAX_EXP
+#define FMAXEXP FLT_MAX_EXP
+
+#define BITSPERBYTE CHAR_BIT
+
+#endif