double graph_layout_cost(const Vertices v, int section);
void graph_layout_prepare();
-void compute_vertex_areas(const Vertices vertices, int section);
-void compute_edge_lengths(const Vertices vertices, int section);
+double compute_vertex_areas(const Vertices vertices, int section);
+double compute_edge_lengths(const Vertices vertices, int section);
+ /* these don't actually return anything interesting - they're just
+ * like this so they fit into the parallel/sequential scheme */
extern double vertex_areas[N], vertex_mean_edge_lengths[N], edge_lengths[N][V6];