diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/debug.cc b/gtk2_ardour/debug.cc
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+++ b/gtk2_ardour/debug.cc
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+/*
+    Copyright (C) 2010 Paul Davis
+
+    This program 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.
+
+    This program 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 more 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., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+
+*/
+
+#include <cstring>
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <iostream>
+
+#include "debug.h"
+
+using namespace std;
+
+uint64_t PBD::DEBUG::Drags = PBD::new_debug_bit ("drags");
+
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/debug.h b/gtk2_ardour/debug.h
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+/*
+    Copyright (C) 2010 Paul Davis
+
+    This program 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.
+
+    This program 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 more 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., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+
+*/
+
+#ifndef __gtk2_ardour_debug_h__
+#define __gtk2_ardour_debug_h__
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#include "pbd/debug.h"
+
+namespace PBD {
+	namespace DEBUG {
+                extern uint64_t Drags;
+	}
+}
+
+#endif /* __gtk2_ardour_debug_h__ */
+