diff --git a/progs/util/readtex.h b/progs/util/readtex.h
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+/* readtex.h */
+
+#ifndef READTEX_H
+#define READTEX_H
+
+
+#include <GL/gl.h>
+
+
+extern GLboolean LoadRGBMipmaps( const char *imageFile, GLint intFormat );
+
+
+extern GLubyte *LoadRGBImage( const char *imageFile,
+                              GLint *width, GLint *height, GLenum *format );
+
+
+#endif