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+// * this is for making emacs happy: -*-Mode: C++;-*-
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 1998-2003,2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.              *
+ *                                                                          *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a  *
+ * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the            *
+ * "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including      *
+ * without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,      *
+ * distribute, distribute with modifications, sublicense, and/or sell       *
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is    *
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:                 *
+ *                                                                          *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included  *
+ * in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.                   *
+ *                                                                          *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS  *
+ * OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF               *
+ * MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.   *
+ * IN NO EVENT SHALL THE ABOVE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM,   *
+ * DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR    *
+ * OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR    *
+ * THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.                               *
+ *                                                                          *
+ * Except as contained in this notice, the name(s) of the above copyright   *
+ * holders shall not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the     *
+ * sale, use or other dealings in this Software without prior written       *
+ * authorization.                                                           *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ *   Author: Juergen Pfeifer, 1997                                          *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+#include "internal.h"
+#include "cursesapp.h"
+
+#if CPP_HAS_TRY_CATCH && HAVE_IOSTREAM
+#include <iostream>
+#else
+#undef CPP_HAS_TRY_CATCH
+#define CPP_HAS_TRY_CATCH 0
+#endif
+
+MODULE_ID("$Id: cursesmain.cc,v 1.14 2007/04/07 17:10:11 tom Exp $")
+
+#if HAVE_LOCALE_H
+#include <locale.h>
+#else
+#define setlocale(name,string) /* nothing */
+#endif
+
+#if NO_LEAKS
+#include <nc_alloc.h>
+#endif
+
+/* This is the default implementation of main() for a NCursesApplication.
+ * You only have to instantiate a static NCursesApplication object in your
+ * main application source file and link this module with your application.
+ */
+int main(int argc, char* argv[])
+{
+  setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
+
+  NCursesApplication* A = NCursesApplication::getApplication();
+  if (!A)
+    return(1);
+  else {
+    int res;
+
+    A->handleArgs(argc,argv);
+    ::endwin();
+#if CPP_HAS_TRY_CATCH
+    try {
+      res = (*A)();
+      ::endwin();
+    }
+    catch(const NCursesException &e) {
+      ::endwin();
+      std::cerr << e.message << std::endl;
+      res = e.errorno;
+    }
+#else
+    res = (*A)();
+    ::endwin();
+#endif
+#if NO_LEAKS
+    delete A;
+    _nc_free_and_exit(res);
+#else
+    return(res);
+#endif
+  }
+}