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+/*
+ * Generally useful stuff.
+ */
+
+#include "common.h"
+
+double hypotD1(const double pq[D3]) {
+ gsl_vector v;
+
+ v.size= D3;
+ v.stride= 1;
+ v.vector.data= pq;
+ /* owner and block ought not to be used */
+
+ return gsl_blas_snrm2(&v);
+}
+
+double hypotD(const double p[D3], const double q[D3]) {
+ int k;
+ double pq[D3];
+
+ K pq[k]= p[k] - q[k];
+ return hypotD1(pq);
+}
+
+double hypotD2(const double p[D3], const double q[D3]) {
+ double d2= 0;
+ K d2= ffsqa(p[k] - q[k], d2);
+ return d2;
+}
+
+double hypotD2plus(const double p[D3], const double q[D3], double d2) {
+ K d2= ffsqa(p[k] - q[k], d2);
+ return d2;
+}
+
+void xprod(double r[D3], const double a[D3], const double b[D3]) {
+ r[0]= a[1]*b[2] - a[2]*b[1]);
+ r[1]= a[2]*b[0] - a[0]*b[2]);
+ r[2]= a[0]*b[1] - a[1]*b[0]);
+}