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+++ b/src/fem_init_env.cc	Fri Jul 05 18:26:54 2013 +0200
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+/*
+ Copyright (C) 2013 Marco Vassallo
+
+ This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+ the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
+ Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later
+ version.
+
+ This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more
+ details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+ this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+
+
+#include <mesh.h>
+
+DEFUN_DLD (fem_init_env, args, ,  "initialize a fem-fenics environment") 
+{
+  int nargin = args.length ();
+  octave_value retval;
+
+  if (nargin < 0 || nargin > 0)
+    print_usage ();
+  else
+    {
+       mesh::register_type ();
+       mlock ();
+       std::cout << "mesh_type_loaded" << std::endl;
+    }
+  return retval;
+}