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+#ifndef METIS_H
+#define METIS_H 1
+
+/* *** DUMMY VERSION of metis.h - this file should not be included if you have metis
+ *     installed in the correct position in $WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR - see
+ *     decompositionMethods/metisDecomp/Make/options
+ */
+
+#warning "Dummy metis.h - gets included since it cannot find metis installation."
+
+#define IDXTYPEWIDTH 32
+
+/*------------------------------------------------------------------------
+* Undefine the following #define in order to use short idxtype as the idxtype 
+*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+#if IDXTYPEWIDTH == 32
+  #define SCNIDX  SCNd32
+  #define PRIIDX  PRId32
+
+  typedef int32_t idxtype;
+#elif IDXTYPEWIDTH == 64
+  #define SCNIDX  SCNd64
+  #define PRIIDX  PRId64
+
+  typedef int64_t idxtype;
+#else
+  #error "Incorrect user-supplied value fo IDXTYPEWIDTH"
+#endif
+
+
+void METIS_WPartGraphRecursive(idxtype *nvtxs, idxtype *xadj, idxtype *adjncy, idxtype *vwgt,
+                   idxtype *adjwgt, idxtype *wgtflag, idxtype *numflag, idxtype *nparts, float *tpwgts, 
+                   idxtype *options, idxtype *edgecut, idxtype *part);
+void METIS_PartGraphRecursive(idxtype *nvtxs, idxtype *xadj, idxtype *adjncy, idxtype *vwgt,
+                   idxtype *adjwgt, idxtype *wgtflag, idxtype *numflag, idxtype *nparts, idxtype *options, 
+                   idxtype *edgecut, idxtype *part);
+void METIS_WPartGraphKway(idxtype *nvtxs, idxtype *xadj, idxtype *adjncy, idxtype *vwgt, 
+                   idxtype *adjwgt, idxtype *wgtflag, idxtype *numflag, idxtype *nparts, float *tpwgts, 
+                   idxtype *options, idxtype *edgecut, idxtype *part); 
+void METIS_PartGraphKway(idxtype *nvtxs, idxtype *xadj, idxtype *adjncy, idxtype *vwgt, 
+                   idxtype *adjwgt, idxtype *wgtflag, idxtype *numflag, idxtype *nparts, idxtype *options, 
+                   idxtype *edgecut, idxtype *part); 
+
+
+
+#endif