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+#ifndef LINEAR_ASSIGNMENT_H
+#define LINEAR_ASSIGNMENT_H
+
+/*
+ * Compute an assignment of columns -> rows (and vice versa) such that every
+ * column is assigned to at most one row (and vice versa) minimizing the
+ * overall cost.
+ *
+ * The parameter `cost` is the cost matrix: the cost to assign column j to row
+ * i is `cost[j + column_count * i].
+ *
+ * The arrays column2row and row2column will be populated with the respective
+ * assignments (-1 for unassigned, which can happen only if column_count !=
+ * row_count).
+ */
+void compute_assignment(int column_count, int row_count, int *cost,
+			int *column2row, int *row2column);
+
+/* The maximal cost in the cost matrix (to prevent integer overflows). */
+#define COST_MAX (1<<16)
+
+#endif