2 files changed, 24 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/src/libnr/nr-rect.cpp b/src/libnr/nr-rect.cpp
index c681783c7..76d7fff8d 100644
--- a/src/libnr/nr-rect.cpp
+++ b/src/libnr/nr-rect.cpp
@@ -276,16 +276,6 @@ Maybe<Rect> Rect::intersection(Maybe<Rect> const &a, Maybe<Rect> const &b) {
     }
 }
 
-Maybe<Rect> Rect::union_bounds(Maybe<Rect> const &a, Maybe<Rect> const &b) {
-    if (a) {
-        return b;
-    } else if (b) {
-        return a;
-    } else {
-        return union_bounds(*a, *b);
-    }
-}
-
 /** returns the smallest rectangle containing both rectangles */
 Rect Rect::union_bounds(Rect const &a, Rect const &b) {
     Rect r;
diff --git a/src/libnr/nr-rect.h b/src/libnr/nr-rect.h
index b6918c493..115f94e46 100644
--- a/src/libnr/nr-rect.h
+++ b/src/libnr/nr-rect.h
@@ -184,7 +184,30 @@ public:
     static Maybe<Rect> intersection(Maybe<Rect> const &a, Maybe<Rect> const &b);
 
     /** Returns the smallest rectangle that encloses both rectangles. */
-    static Maybe<Rect> union_bounds(Maybe<Rect> const &a, Maybe<Rect> const &b);
+    static Maybe<Rect> union_bounds(Maybe<Rect> const &a, Maybe<Rect> const &b)
+    {
+        if (!a) {
+            return b;
+        } else if (!b) {
+            return a;
+        } else {
+            return union_bounds(*a, *b);
+        }
+    }
+    static Rect union_bounds(Maybe<Rect> const &a, Rect const &b) {
+        if (a) {
+            return union_bounds(*a, b);
+        } else {
+            return b;
+        }
+    }
+    static Rect union_bounds(Rect const &a, Maybe<Rect> const &b) {
+        if (b) {
+            return union_bounds(a, *b);
+        } else {
+            return a;
+        }
+    }
     static Rect union_bounds(Rect const &a, Rect const &b);
 
     /** Scales the rect by s, with origin at 0, 0 */