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diff --git a/include/gras/process.h b/include/gras/process.h
index 7841c7eefc..073df64e27 100644
--- a/include/gras/process.h
+++ b/include/gras/process.h
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-/* $Id$ */
-
 /* gras/process.h - Manipulating data related to an host.                   */
 
-/* Copyright (c) 2003, 2004 Martin Quinson. All rights reserved.            */
+/* Copyright (c) 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010. The SimGrid Team.
+ * All rights reserved.                                                     */
 
 /* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
  * under the terms of the license (GNU LGPL) which comes with this package. */
@@ -10,34 +9,26 @@
 #ifndef GRAS_PROCESS_H
 #define GRAS_PROCESS_H
 
-#include "xbt/misc.h"  /* BEGIN_DECL */
-#include "xbt/error.h" /* xbt_error_t */
+#include "xbt/misc.h"           /* SG_BEGIN_DECL */
+#include "xbt/dict.h"
 
-BEGIN_DECL()
+SG_BEGIN_DECL()
 
-/* **************************************************************************
- * Initializing the processes
- * **************************************************************************/
-/**
- * gras_process_init:
- * 
- * Perform the various intialisations needed by gras. Each process must run it
- */
-void gras_process_init(void);
+/** \addtogroup GRAS_globals
+ * @{ */
 
-/**
- * gras_process_exit:
- * 
- * Frees the memory allocated by gras. Processes should run it
- */
-void gras_process_exit(void);
+/** \brief Create a new thread */
+void gras_agent_spawn(const char *name, xbt_main_func_t code,
+                      int argc, char *argv[], xbt_dict_t properties);
+
+/** @} */
 
 /****************************************************************************/
 /* Manipulating User Data                                                   */
 /****************************************************************************/
 
 /** \addtogroup GRAS_globals
- *  \brief Handling global variables so that it works on simulator (Virtualization).
+ *  \brief Handling global variables so that it works on simulator.
  * 
  * In GRAS, using globals is forbidden since the "processes" will
  * sometimes run as a thread inside the same process (namely, in
@@ -46,7 +37,10 @@ void gras_process_exit(void);
  * 
  * Use the \ref gras_userdata_new macro to create a new user data (or malloc it
  * and use \ref gras_userdata_set yourself), and \ref gras_userdata_get to
- * retrive a reference to it. 
+ * retrieve a reference to it.
+ * 
+ * 
+ * For more info on this, you may want to check the relevant lesson of the GRAS tutorial online
  */
 /* @{ */
 
@@ -54,19 +48,25 @@ void gras_process_exit(void);
  * \brief Get the data associated with the current process.
  * \ingroup GRAS_globals
  */
-void *gras_userdata_get(void);
+XBT_PUBLIC(void *) gras_userdata_get(void);
 
 /**
  * \brief Set the data associated with the current process.
  * \ingroup GRAS_globals
  */
-void gras_userdata_set(void *ud);
-
-/** \brief Malloc and set the data associated with the current process. */
-#define gras_userdata_new(type) (gras_userdata_set(xbt_new0(type,1)),gras_userdata_get())
+XBT_PUBLIC(void *) gras_userdata_set(void *ud);
+
+/** \brief Malloc and set the data associated with the current process.
+ *
+ * @warning gras_userdata_new() expects the pointed type, not the
+ * pointer type. We know it'a a bit troublesome, but it seems like
+ * the only solution since this macro has to compute the size to
+ * malloc and should thus know the pointed type. 
+ *
+ * You'll find an example in the tutorial
+ */
+#define gras_userdata_new(type) ((type*)gras_userdata_set(xbt_new0(type,1)))
 /* @} */
 
-END_DECL()
-
-#endif /* GRAS_PROCESS_H */
-
+SG_END_DECL()
+#endif                          /* GRAS_PROCESS_H */