diff --git a/libdw/dwarf_decl_column.c b/libdw/dwarf_decl_column.c
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+++ b/libdw/dwarf_decl_column.c
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+/* Get column number of beginning of given declaration.
+   Copyright (C) 2005-2009 Red Hat, Inc.
+   This file is part of elfutils.
+   Written by Ulrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com>, 2005.
+
+   This file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of either
+
+     * the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
+       Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at
+       your option) any later version
+
+   or
+
+     * 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
+
+   or both in parallel, as here.
+
+   elfutils 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 copies of the GNU General Public License and
+   the GNU Lesser General Public License along with this program.  If
+   not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+# include <config.h>
+#endif
+
+#include <dwarf.h>
+#include "libdwP.h"
+
+
+int
+dwarf_decl_column (Dwarf_Die *decl, int *colp)
+{
+  return __libdw_attr_intval (decl, colp, DW_AT_decl_column);
+}
+OLD_VERSION (dwarf_decl_column, ELFUTILS_0.122)
+NEW_VERSION (dwarf_decl_column, ELFUTILS_0.143)