diff --git a/src/cxxTemplates/Makefile.Host b/src/cxxTemplates/Makefile.Host
index dcd95d5b3..aec04a573 100644
--- a/src/cxxTemplates/Makefile.Host
+++ b/src/cxxTemplates/Makefile.Host
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ INC += resourceLib.cc
 INC += tsDLList.h
 INC += tsSLList.h
 INC += tsBTree.h
-INC += minmax.h
+INC += tsMinMax.h
 
 include $(TOP)/config/RULES.Host
 
diff --git a/src/cxxTemplates/minmax.h b/src/cxxTemplates/minmax.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 772416607..000000000
--- a/src/cxxTemplates/minmax.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-
-//
-// simple inline template functions to replace the min() and max()
-// macros
-//
-
-//
-// ??? g++ 2.7.2 -Winline is unable to in line these tiny functions ???
-//
-
-template <class T> 
-inline const T &max(const T &a, const T &b)
-{
-	return (a>b) ? a : b;
-}
- 
-template <class T> 
-inline const T &min(const T &a, const T &b)
-{
-	return (a<b) ? a : b;
-}
-
diff --git a/src/cxxTemplates/test/minmaxTest.cc b/src/cxxTemplates/test/minmaxTest.cc
index 69671e270..6905e21d0 100644
--- a/src/cxxTemplates/test/minmaxTest.cc
+++ b/src/cxxTemplates/test/minmaxTest.cc
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 #include <assert.h>
 
-#include "minmax.h"
+#include "tsMinMax.h"
 
 main ()
 {
diff --git a/src/cxxTemplates/tsMinMax.h b/src/cxxTemplates/tsMinMax.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1cab10dee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cxxTemplates/tsMinMax.h
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+
+//
+// simple type safe inline template functions to replace 
+// the min() and max() macros
+//
+
+template <class T> 
+inline const T &tsMax(const T &a, const T &b)
+{
+	return (a>b) ? a : b;
+}
+ 
+template <class T> 
+inline const T &tsMin(const T &a, const T &b)
+{
+	return (a<b) ? a : b;
+}
+
diff --git a/src/libCom/cxxTemplates/test/minmaxTest.cc b/src/libCom/cxxTemplates/test/minmaxTest.cc
index 69671e270..6905e21d0 100644
--- a/src/libCom/cxxTemplates/test/minmaxTest.cc
+++ b/src/libCom/cxxTemplates/test/minmaxTest.cc
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 #include <assert.h>
 
-#include "minmax.h"
+#include "tsMinMax.h"
 
 main ()
 {
diff --git a/src/libCom/cxxTemplates/tsMinMax.h b/src/libCom/cxxTemplates/tsMinMax.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1cab10dee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libCom/cxxTemplates/tsMinMax.h
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+
+//
+// simple type safe inline template functions to replace 
+// the min() and max() macros
+//
+
+template <class T> 
+inline const T &tsMax(const T &a, const T &b)
+{
+	return (a>b) ? a : b;
+}
+ 
+template <class T> 
+inline const T &tsMin(const T &a, const T &b)
+{
+	return (a<b) ? a : b;
+}
+