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wxWidgets for GTK+ installation
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wxWidgets for GTK+ installation {#plat_gtk_install}
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[TOC]
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IMPORTANT NOTE:
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If you experience problems installing, please re-read these
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@@ -13,19 +15,24 @@ IMPORTANT NOTE:
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using (including the beta) and what compiler on what system. One
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example: wxGTK 3.0.0, GCC 4.8.1, Fedora 19
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* The simplest case
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Installation {#gtk_install}
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============
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The simplest case {#gtk_simple}
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If you compile wxWidgets on Linux for the first time and don't like to read
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install instructions just do (in the base dir):
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> mkdir buildgtk
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> cd buildgtk
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> ../configure --with-gtk
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> make
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> su <type root password>
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> make install
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> ldconfig
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> mkdir buildgtk
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> cd buildgtk
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> ../configure --with-gtk
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> make
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> su <type root password>
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> make install
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> ldconfig
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[if you get "ldconfig: command not found", try using "/sbin/ldconfig"]
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If you don't do the 'make install' part, you can still use the libraries from
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@@ -33,14 +40,14 @@ the buildgtk directory, but they may not be available to other users.
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If you want to remove wxWidgets on Unix you can do this:
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> su <type root password>
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> make uninstall
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> ldconfig
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> su <type root password>
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> make uninstall
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> ldconfig
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Note that by default, GTK+ 2.x is used. GTK+ 3 can be specified
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with --with-gtk=3.
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* The expert case
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The expert case {#gtk_expert}
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-----------------
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If you want to do some more serious cross-platform programming with wxWidgets,
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@@ -53,28 +60,28 @@ with --enable-debug and one without.
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For building three versions (one GTK+, one Motif and a debug version of the GTK
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source) you'd do this:
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mkdir buildmotif
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cd buildmotif
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../configure --with-motif
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make
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cd ..
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mkdir buildmotif
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cd buildmotif
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../configure --with-motif
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make
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cd ..
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mkdir buildgtk
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cd buildgtk
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../configure --with-gtk
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make
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cd ..
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mkdir buildgtk
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cd buildgtk
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../configure --with-gtk
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make
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cd ..
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mkdir buildgtkd
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cd buildgtkd
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../configure --with-gtk --enable-debug
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make
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cd ..
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mkdir buildgtkd
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cd buildgtkd
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../configure --with-gtk --enable-debug
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make
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cd ..
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Note that you can install all those libraries concurrently, you just need to
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pass the appropriate flags when using them.
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* The simplest errors
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The simplest errors {#gtk_errors_simple}
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For any configure errors: please look at config.log file which was generated
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@@ -101,18 +108,18 @@ GCC 2.95 or later.
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You get immediate segfault when starting any sample or application: This is
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either due to having compiled the library with different flags or options than
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your program - typically you might have the __WXDEBUG__ option set for the
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your program - typically you might have the `__WXDEBUG__` option set for the
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library but not for your program - or due to using a compiler with optimisation
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bugs.
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* The simplest program
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The simplest program {#gtk_simple_app}
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----------------------
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Now create your super-application myfoo.cpp and compile anywhere with
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g++ myfoo.cpp `wx-config --libs --cxxflags` -o myfoo
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g++ myfoo.cpp `wx-config --libs --cxxflags` -o myfoo
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* GUI libraries
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GUI libraries {#gtk_libs_gui}
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---------------
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wxWidgets/GTK+ requires the GTK+ library to be installed on your system. It has
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@@ -127,7 +134,7 @@ You can get the newest version of the GTK+ from the GTK+ homepage at:
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We also mirror GTK+ at my ftp site. You'll find information about downloading
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at my homepage.
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* Additional libraries
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Additional libraries {#gtk_libs_misc}
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wxWidgets/Gtk requires a thread library and X libraries known to work with
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@@ -138,14 +145,14 @@ correct glibc 2 support.
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You can disable thread support by running
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./configure --disable-threads
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make
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su <type root password>
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make install
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ldconfig
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exit
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./configure --disable-threads
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make
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su <type root password>
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make install
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ldconfig
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exit
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* Building wxGTK on Cygwin
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Building wxGTK on Cygwin {#gtk_cygwin}
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The normal build instructions should work fine on Cygwin. The one difference
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@@ -159,10 +166,11 @@ will see linking errors. If this happens then you can work around the
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problem by setting LDFLAGS=-Wl,--export-all-symbols. Please also let us know
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about it on the wx-dev mailing list.
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* Create your configuration
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Create your configuration {#gtk_config}
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---------------------------
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Usage:
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./configure options
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If you want to use system's C and C++ compiler,
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@@ -182,7 +190,7 @@ have multiple configurations (for example, debug and release or GTK
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and Motif) simultaneously.
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* General options
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General options {#gtk_options}
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-----------------
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Given below are the commands to change the default behaviour,
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@@ -259,7 +267,7 @@ The following options handle the kind of library you want to build.
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option instead of --enable-debug_info/flag ones
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separately.
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* Feature Options
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Feature Options {#gtk_feature_options}
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When producing an executable that is linked statically with wxGTK
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of all configurable options.
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* Compiling
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Compiling {#gtk_compling}
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-----------
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The following must be done in the base directory (e.g. ~/wxGTK
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@@ -352,43 +360,36 @@ make clean
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in the various directories will do the work for you.
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* Creating a new Project
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Creating a new Project {#gtk_new_project}
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1) The first way uses the installed libraries and header files
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automatically using wx-config
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1. The first way uses the installed libraries and header files
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automatically using wx-config
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g++ myfoo.cpp `wx-config --cxxflags --libs` -o myfoo
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g++ myfoo.cpp `wx-config --cxxflags --libs` -o myfoo
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Using this way, a make file for the minimal sample would look
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like this
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Using this way, a make file for the minimal sample would look
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like this
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CXX = g++
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CXX = g++
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minimal: minimal.o
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minimal: minimal.o
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$(CXX) -o minimal minimal.o `wx-config --libs`
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minimal.o: minimal.cpp
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minimal.o: minimal.cpp
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$(CXX) `wx-config --cxxflags` -c minimal.cpp -o minimal.o
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clean:
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clean:
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rm -f *.o minimal
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If your application uses only some of wxWidgets libraries, you can
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specify required libraries when running wx-config. For example,
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`wx-config --libs=html,core` will only output link command to link
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with libraries required by core GUI classes and wxHTML classes. See
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the manual for more information on the libraries.
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If your application uses only some of wxWidgets libraries, you can
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specify required libraries when running wx-config. For example,
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`wx-config --libs=html,core` will only output link command to link
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with libraries required by core GUI classes and wxHTML classes. See
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the manual for more information on the libraries.
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2) The other way creates a project within the source code
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2. The other way creates a project within the source code
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directories of wxWidgets. For this endeavour, you'll need
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GNU autoconf version 2.14 and add an entry to your Makefile.in
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to the bottom of the configure.in script and run autoconf
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and configure before you can type make.
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In the hope that it will be useful,
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Robert Roebling
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