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+#pragma once
+
+#include <inttypes.h>
+
+/// Line number type
+typedef int32_t linenr_T;
+/// Format used to print values which have linenr_T type
+#define PRIdLINENR PRId32
+
+/// Column number type
+typedef int colnr_T;
+/// Format used to print values which have colnr_T type
+#define PRIdCOLNR "d"
+
+/// Maximal (invalid) line number
+enum { MAXLNUM = 0x7fffffff, };
+
+/// Maximal column number
+/// MAXCOL used to be INT_MAX, but with 64 bit ints that results in running
+/// out of memory when trying to allocate a very long line.
+enum { MAXCOL = 0x7fffffff, };
+
+/// Minimum line number
+enum { MINLNUM = 1, };
+
+/// Minimum column number
+enum { MINCOL = 1, };
+
+/// position in file or buffer
+typedef struct {
+  linenr_T lnum;        ///< line number
+  colnr_T col;          ///< column number
+  colnr_T coladd;
+} pos_T;
+
+/// position in file or buffer, but without coladd
+typedef struct {
+  linenr_T lnum;        ///< line number
+  colnr_T col;          ///< column number
+} lpos_T;