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+/*=========================================================================
+
+  Program:   ORFEO Toolbox
+  Language:  C++
+  Date:      $Date$
+  Version:   $Revision$
+
+
+  Copyright (c) Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales. All rights reserved.
+  See OTBCopyright.txt for details.
+
+
+     This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even
+     the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
+     PURPOSE.  See the above copyright notices for more information.
+
+=========================================================================*/
+#if defined(_MSC_VER)
+#pragma warning ( disable : 4786 )
+#endif
+
+#include "otbWrapperApplication.h"
+
+int otbWrapperApplicationNew(int argc, char* argv[])
+{
+  typedef otb::Wrapper::Application ApplicationType;
+  ApplicationType::Pointer application = ApplicationType::New();
+
+  return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+}