diff -urN -X diff_ignore -x diff_ignore ../lcdproc-exp/server/drivers/pylcd.c ./server/drivers/pylcd.c
--- ../lcdproc-exp/server/drivers/pylcd.c	2009-05-21 23:13:22.000000000 +0200
+++ ./server/drivers/pylcd.c	2009-11-01 17:56:40.000000000 +0100
@@ -60,17 +60,17 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #include <time.h>
-#include "lcd.h"
-#include "pylcd.h"
 
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
 # include "config.h"
 #endif
 
+#include "shared/defines.h"
+#include "lcd.h"
+#include "pylcd.h"
 #include "lcd_lib.h"
 #include "report.h"
 
-#define min(a, b) ((a)<(b) ? (a) : (b))
 #define True 1
 #define False 0
 
diff -urN -X diff_ignore -x diff_ignore ../lcdproc-exp/server/drivers/sed1330.c ./server/drivers/sed1330.c
--- ../lcdproc-exp/server/drivers/sed1330.c	2009-09-14 21:08:22.000000000 +0200
+++ ./server/drivers/sed1330.c	2009-11-01 17:24:00.000000000 +0100
@@ -225,9 +225,6 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
-#define min(a,b) (((a) < (b)) ? (a) : (b))
-#define max(a,b) (((a) > (b)) ? (a) : (b))
-
 // Autorepeat values
 #define KEYPAD_AUTOREPEAT_DELAY 500
 #define KEYPAD_AUTOREPEAT_FREQ 15
diff -urN -X diff_ignore -x diff_ignore ../lcdproc-exp/server/main.c ./server/main.c
--- ../lcdproc-exp/server/main.c	2009-11-01 09:38:58.000000000 +0100
+++ ./server/main.c	2009-11-01 17:47:54.000000000 +0100
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 /* TODO: fill in what to include otherwise */
 
 #include "shared/report.h"
+#include "shared/defines.h"
 
 #include "drivers.h"
 #include "sock.h"
@@ -70,7 +71,6 @@
 #include "drivers.h"
 #include "main.h"
 
-
 #if !defined(SYSCONFDIR)
 # define SYSCONFDIR "/etc"
 #endif
diff -urN -X diff_ignore -x diff_ignore ../lcdproc-exp/server/menu.h ./server/menu.h
--- ../lcdproc-exp/server/menu.h	2008-11-30 23:31:20.000000000 +0100
+++ ./server/menu.h	2009-11-01 17:35:01.000000000 +0100
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@
 # define false 0
 #endif
 
-#define min(a,b) (((a) < (b)) ? (a) : (b))
-#define max(a,b) (((a) > (b)) ? (a) : (b))
-
 #include "shared/LL.h"
 
 /** A Menu is a MenuItem too.
diff -urN -X diff_ignore -x diff_ignore ../lcdproc-exp/server/menuitem.c ./server/menuitem.c
--- ../lcdproc-exp/server/menuitem.c	2009-06-06 16:48:48.000000000 +0200
+++ ./server/menuitem.c	2009-11-01 17:49:38.000000000 +0100
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <assert.h>
 
 #include "shared/report.h"
+#include "shared/defines.h"
 
 #include "menuitem.h"
 #include "menuscreens.h"
diff -urN -X diff_ignore -x diff_ignore ../lcdproc-exp/server/menuitem.h ./server/menuitem.h
--- ../lcdproc-exp/server/menuitem.h	2008-11-30 23:31:20.000000000 +0100
+++ ./server/menuitem.h	2009-11-01 17:35:59.000000000 +0100
@@ -35,9 +35,6 @@
 # define false 0
 #endif
 
-#define max(a,b) (((a) > (b)) ? (a) : (b))
-#define min(a,b) (((a) < (b)) ? (a) : (b))
-
 /*********************************************************************
  * Data definitions of the menustuff
  */
diff -urN -X diff_ignore -x diff_ignore ../lcdproc-exp/server/render.c ./server/render.c
--- ../lcdproc-exp/server/render.c	2009-11-01 09:32:50.000000000 +0100
+++ ./server/render.c	2009-11-01 17:50:01.000000000 +0100
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 
 #include "shared/report.h"
 #include "shared/LL.h"
+#include "shared/defines.h"
 
 #include "drivers.h"
 
@@ -40,7 +41,6 @@
 
 #define BUFSIZE 1024	/* larger than display width => large enough */
 
-
 int heartbeat = HEARTBEAT_OPEN;
 static int heartbeat_fallback = HEARTBEAT_ON; /* If no heartbeat setting has been set at all */
 
diff -urN -X diff_ignore -x diff_ignore ../lcdproc-exp/shared/Makefile.am ./shared/Makefile.am
--- ../lcdproc-exp/shared/Makefile.am	2009-07-07 23:38:51.000000000 +0200
+++ ./shared/Makefile.am	2009-11-01 17:53:28.000000000 +0100
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@
 
 AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)
 
-EXTRA_DIST = getopt.c getopt1.c getopt.h
+EXTRA_DIST = getopt.c getopt1.c getopt.h defines.h
 
 ## EOF
diff -urN -X diff_ignore -x diff_ignore ../lcdproc-exp/shared/defines.h ./shared/defines.h
--- ../lcdproc-exp/shared/defines.h	1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
+++ ./shared/defines.h	2009-11-01 17:51:23.000000000 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/** \file shared/defines.h
+ * Contains useful defines which are defined globally.
+ */
+
+#ifndef SHARED_DEFINES_H
+#define SHARED_DEFINES_H
+
+/* Define min() and max() */
+#ifndef min
+# define min(a,b) (((a) < (b)) ? (a) : (b))
+#endif
+#ifndef max
+# define max(a,b) (((a) > (b)) ? (a) : (b))
+#endif
+
+#endif