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+# file: runme.pl
+
+use example;
+
+# First create some objects using the pointer library.
+print "Testing the pointer library\n";
+$a = example::new_intp();
+$b = example::new_intp();
+$c = example::new_intp();
+example::intp_assign($a,37);
+example::intp_assign($b,42);
+
+print "     a = $a\n";
+print "     b = $b\n";
+print "     c = $c\n";
+
+# Call the add() function with some pointers
+example::add($a,$b,$c);
+
+# Now get the result
+$r = example::intp_value($c);
+print "     37 + 42 = $r\n";
+
+# Clean up the pointers
+example::delete_intp($a);
+example::delete_intp($b);
+example::delete_intp($c);
+
+# Now try the typemap library
+# This should be much easier. Now how it is no longer
+# necessary to manufacture pointers.
+
+print "Trying the typemap library\n";
+$r = example::subtract(37,42);
+print "     37 - 42 = $r\n";
+
+# Now try the version with multiple return values
+
+print "Testing multiple return values\n";
+($q,$r) = example::divide(42,37);
+print "     42/37 = $q remainder $r\n";
+
+
+