diff --git a/vcg/simplex/edge/pos.h b/vcg/simplex/edge/pos.h
index d3c291cc..fa17e962 100644
--- a/vcg/simplex/edge/pos.h
+++ b/vcg/simplex/edge/pos.h
@@ -35,11 +35,16 @@ created
 
 #ifndef __VCG_EDGE_POS
 #define __VCG_EDGE_POS
-#include <vcg/simplex/edge/topology.h>
 
 namespace vcg {
 namespace edge {
 
+// Needed Prototypes (pos is include before topology)
+template <class EDGETYPE>
+bool IsEdgeBorder(EDGETYPE const & e,  const int j );
+template <class EDGETYPE>
+bool IsEdgeManifold(EDGETYPE const & e,  const int j );
+
 /*
  Vertex_Edge: run over the fan of a vertex (no order is specified)
 */
diff --git a/vcg/simplex/edge/topology.h b/vcg/simplex/edge/topology.h
index d1711452..0fe62f1e 100644
--- a/vcg/simplex/edge/topology.h
+++ b/vcg/simplex/edge/topology.h
@@ -56,6 +56,30 @@ inline bool IsEdgeBorder(EdgeType const & e,  const int j )
   return true;
 }
 
+template <class EdgeType>
+void VVStarVE(typename EdgeType::VertexType* vp, std::vector<typename EdgeType::VertexType *> &starVec)
+{
+  typedef typename EdgeType::VertexType* VertexPointer;
+  starVec.clear();
+  edge::VEIterator<EdgeType> vei(vp);
+  while(!vei.End())
+      {
+        starVec.push_back(vei.V1());
+        ++vei;
+      }
+}
+
+template <class EdgeType>
+void VEStarVE(typename EdgeType::VertexType* vp, std::vector<EdgeType *> &starVec)
+{
+  starVec.clear();
+  edge::VEIterator<EdgeType> vei(vp);
+  while(!vei.End())
+      {
+        starVec.push_back(vei.E());
+        ++vei;
+      }
+}
 
 } // end namespace edge
 } // end namespace vcg