diff --git a/libs/evoral/src/IdentityConverter.cpp b/libs/evoral/src/IdentityConverter.cpp
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+/* This file is part of Evoral.
+ * Copyright (C) 2008 David Robillard <http://drobilla.net>
+ * Copyright (C) 2000-2008 Paul Davis
+ *
+ * Evoral is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
+ * terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
+ * Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later
+ * version.
+ *
+ * Evoral is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+ * WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+ */
+
+#include "evoral/TimeConverter.hpp"
+
+typedef long long framepos_t;
+
+namespace Evoral {
+
+template<typename A, typename B>
+B
+IdentityConverter<A,B>::to(A a)   const
+{
+	return static_cast<B>(a);
+}
+
+template<typename A, typename B>
+A
+IdentityConverter<A,B>::from(B b) const
+{
+	return static_cast<A>(b);
+}
+
+template class IdentityConverter<double, framepos_t>;
+template class TimeConverter<double, framepos_t>;
+
+} // namespace Evoral