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+// Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
+// The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+//
+// locationinfo.h
+//
+// Enum describing different types of locations for coreCLR
+// 
+// Note: must be platform independent
+//
+// ======================================================================================
+
+
+#ifndef LOCATIONINFO_H
+#define LOCATIONINFO_H
+
+
+// in order of preference, smaller is better
+enum LocationInfo
+{
+    Loc_System=1,
+    Loc_Machine=2,
+    Loc_User=3,
+    Loc_Network=4,
+    Loc_Undefined =0xffff
+};
+
+// Returns the more preferred of two locations
+//
+// Assumptions: LocationInfo is defined in a manner that a smaller value is better
+//
+// Input:
+// locations to compare
+//
+// Output: 
+// the preferred location
+inline LocationInfo BetterLocation(LocationInfo l1, LocationInfo l2)
+{
+    return l1<l2?l1:l2;
+};
+
+#endif //  LOCATIONINFO_H