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diff --git a/src/support/lyxalgo.h b/src/support/lyxalgo.h
index 2d8d49f06c..7f4fda7281 100644
--- a/src/support/lyxalgo.h
+++ b/src/support/lyxalgo.h
@@ -1,9 +1,20 @@
 // -*- C++ -*-
+/**
+ * \file lyxalgo.h
+ * Copyright 1995-2002 the LyX Team
+ * Read the file COPYING
+ *
+ * A variety of useful templates.
+ *
+ * \author unknown
+ */
 
 #ifndef LYX_ALGO_H
 #define LYX_ALGO_H
 
 #include <utility>
+#include <iterator>
+#include <algorithm>
 
 namespace lyx {
 
@@ -42,9 +53,13 @@ struct firster {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * copy elements in the given range to the output iterator
+ * if the predicate evaluates as true
+ */
 template <class InputIter, class OutputIter, class Func>
 OutputIter copy_if(InputIter first, InputIter last,
-	       OutputIter result, Func func) 
+	       OutputIter result, Func func)
 {
 	for (; first != last; ++first) {
 		if (func(*first)) {
@@ -54,5 +69,31 @@ OutputIter copy_if(InputIter first, InputIter last,
 	return result;
 }
 
-}  // end of namespace lyx
+
+/// A slot in replacement for std::count for systems where it is broken.
+template <class Iterator, class T>
+typename std::iterator_traits<Iterator>::difference_type
+count (Iterator first, Iterator last, T const & value)
+{
+#ifdef HAVE_STD_COUNT
+	return std::count(first, last, value);
+#else
+	std::iterator_traits<Iterator>::difference_type n = 0;
+	while (first != last)
+		if (*first++ == value) ++n;
+	return n;
 #endif
+}
+
+/// Remove all duplicate entries in c.
+template<class C>
+void eliminate_duplicates(C & c)
+{
+	std::sort(c.begin(), c.end());
+	typename C::iterator p = std::unique(c.begin(), c.end());
+	c.erase(p, c.end());
+}
+
+} // namespace lyx
+
+#endif // LYX_ALGO_H