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+{-# LANGUAGE CPP #-}
+
+-- |
+-- Module      :  Linear.Vector.Compat
+-- Copyright   :  (c) 2024 diagrams-lib team (see LICENSE)
+-- License     :  BSD-style (see LICENSE)
+-- Maintainer  :  diagrams-discuss@googlegroups.com
+--
+-- Compatibility layer for working with versions of linear both before
+-- (< 1.23) and after (>= 1.23) the interpolation direction of `lerp`
+-- was reversed.
+module Linear.Vector.Compat (lerp) where
+
+import qualified Linear.Vector as V
+
+-- | Linearly interpolate between two vectors, such that @lerp 0 x y =
+--   x@ and @lerp 1 x y = 1@.
+lerp :: (V.Additive f, Num a) => a -> f a -> f a -> f a
+lerp =
+#if MIN_VERSION_linear(1,23,0)
+  V.lerp
+#else
+  V.lerp . (1-)
+#endif