+/// component wise min
+template<typename T>
+inline
+SGVec4<T>
+min(const SGVec4<T>& v1, const SGVec4<T>& v2)
+{
+ return SGVec4<T>(SGMisc<T>::min(v1(0), v2(0)),
+ SGMisc<T>::min(v1(1), v2(1)),
+ SGMisc<T>::min(v1(2), v2(2)),
+ SGMisc<T>::min(v1(3), v2(3)));
+}
+template<typename S, typename T>
+inline
+SGVec4<T>
+min(const SGVec4<T>& v, S s)
+{
+ return SGVec4<T>(SGMisc<T>::min(s, v(0)),
+ SGMisc<T>::min(s, v(1)),
+ SGMisc<T>::min(s, v(2)),
+ SGMisc<T>::min(s, v(3)));
+}
+template<typename S, typename T>
+inline
+SGVec4<T>
+min(S s, const SGVec4<T>& v)
+{
+ return SGVec4<T>(SGMisc<T>::min(s, v(0)),
+ SGMisc<T>::min(s, v(1)),
+ SGMisc<T>::min(s, v(2)),
+ SGMisc<T>::min(s, v(3)));
+}
+
+/// component wise max
+template<typename T>
+inline
+SGVec4<T>
+max(const SGVec4<T>& v1, const SGVec4<T>& v2)
+{
+ return SGVec4<T>(SGMisc<T>::max(v1(0), v2(0)),
+ SGMisc<T>::max(v1(1), v2(1)),
+ SGMisc<T>::max(v1(2), v2(2)),
+ SGMisc<T>::max(v1(3), v2(3)));
+}
+template<typename S, typename T>
+inline
+SGVec4<T>
+max(const SGVec4<T>& v, S s)
+{
+ return SGVec4<T>(SGMisc<T>::max(s, v(0)),
+ SGMisc<T>::max(s, v(1)),
+ SGMisc<T>::max(s, v(2)),
+ SGMisc<T>::max(s, v(3)));
+}
+template<typename S, typename T>
+inline
+SGVec4<T>
+max(S s, const SGVec4<T>& v)
+{
+ return SGVec4<T>(SGMisc<T>::max(s, v(0)),
+ SGMisc<T>::max(s, v(1)),
+ SGMisc<T>::max(s, v(2)),
+ SGMisc<T>::max(s, v(3)));
+}
+