diff --git a/Fonderie/metriques.c b/Fonderie/metriques.c
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+++ b/Fonderie/metriques.c
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+/*
+ * 		metriques.c
+ */
+
+#include  <stdio.h>
+
+extern int		verbosity;
+
+/*   --------------------------------------------------------------   */
+
+int get_float_metric(FloatImg *pimg, float *where, int whot)
+{
+
+#if DEBUG_LEVEL
+fprintf(stderr, ">>> %s ( %p %f %d )\n", __func__, pimg, where, whot);
+#endif
+
+*where = 0;
+
+return -1;
+}
+/*   --------------------------------------------------------------   */
diff --git a/Fonderie/metriques.h b/Fonderie/metriques.h
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/Fonderie/metriques.h
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+/*
+ * 		metriques.h
+ */
+
+/*   --------------------------------------------------------------   */
+
+int get_float_metric(FloatImg *pimg, float *where, int whot)
+
+/*   --------------------------------------------------------------   */