diff --git a/libemile/emile_map_partition_get_flags.c b/libemile/emile_map_partition_get_flags.c
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+++ b/libemile/emile_map_partition_get_flags.c
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+static __attribute__((used)) char* rcsid = "$CVSHeader$";
+/*
+ *
+ * (c) 2004 Laurent Vivier <LaurentVivier@wanadoo.fr>
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "partition.h"
+#include "libemile.h"
+
+int emile_map_partition_get_flags(emile_map_t *map)
+{
+	return map->partition.Sig;
+}