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+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// to avoid long name warnings
+#pragma warning(disable:4786)
+
+#include <stdexcept>  // runtime_error 
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// tt.cpp: 
+//
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+// general
+#include <utils/eoRNG.h>		// Random number generators
+#include <ga/eoBin.h>
+#include <utils/eoParser.h>
+#include <utils/eoState.h>
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+int the_main(int argc, char **argv)
+{ // ok, we have a command line parser and a state
+  
+    typedef eoBin<float> Chrom;
+
+    eoParser parser(argc, argv);
+      
+    // Define Parameters
+    eoValueParam<unsigned> chrom_size(2, "chrom-size", "Chromosome size");
+    eoValueParam<double> rate(0.01, "mutationRatePerBit", "Initial value for mutation rate per bit"); 
+    eoValueParam<double> factor(0.99, "mutationFactor", "Decrease factor for mutation rate");
+    eoValueParam<uint32> seed(time(0), "seed", "Random number seed");
+    eoValueParam<string> load_name("", "Load","Load",'L');
+    eoValueParam<string> save_name("", "Save","Save",'S');
+ 
+    // Register them
+    parser.processParam(chrom_size, "Representation");
+    parser.processParam(rate, "Genetic Operators");
+    parser.processParam(factor, "Genetic Operators");
+    parser.processParam(load_name, "Persistence");
+    parser.processParam(save_name, "Persistence");
+    parser.processParam(seed,      "Rng seeding");
+
+   eoState state;
+   state.registerObject(parser);
+ 
+   if (load_name.value() != "")
+   { // load the parser. This is only neccessary when the user wants to 
+     // be able to change the parameters in the state file by hand.
+       state.load(load_name.value()); // load the parser
+   }
+  
+    // Create the algorithm here
+    
+    // Register the algorithm
+    state.registerObject(rng);
+    //state.registerObject(pop);
+
+    if (parser.userNeedsHelp())
+    {
+        parser.printHelp(cout);
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    // Either load or initialize
+    if (load_name.value() != "")
+    {
+        state.load(load_name.value()); // load the rest
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        // else
+
+        // initialize rng and population
+
+        rng.reseed(seed.value());
+    }
+
+    // run the algorithm
+
+    // Save when needed
+    if (save_name.value() != "")
+    {
+        string file_name = save_name.value();
+        save_name.value() = ""; // so that it does not appear in the parser section of the state file
+        state.save(file_name);
+    }
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < 100; ++i)
+        rng.rand();
+
+    cout << "a random number is " << rng.random(1024) << endl;;
+
+    return 1;
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+    try
+    {
+        the_main(argc, argv);
+    }
+    catch(exception& e)
+    {
+        cout << "Exception: " << e.what() << endl;
+    }
+
+    return 1;
+}
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