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+#include <iostream>
+using namespace std;
+#include <ginac/ginac.h>
+using namespace GiNaC;
+// Yes, we are using CUBA (should be installed on the system!)
+#include <cuba.h>
+
+/*
+ * Demonstrates the use of compile_ex with the CUBA library.
+ *
+ * The user can enter an expression on the command line. This expression is
+ * compiled via compile_ex and integrated over the region 0 <= x,y <= 1 with
+ * the help of the CUBA library (http://www.feynarts.de/cuba).
+ *
+ */
+
+int main()
+{
+ // Let the user enter a expression
+ symbol x("x"), y("y");
+ string s;
+ cout << "Enter an expression containing 'x' and/or 'y': ";
+ cin >> s;
+ // Expression now in expr
+ ex expr(s, lst(x,y));
+
+ cout << "start integration of " << expr << " ..." << endl;
+
+ // Some definitions for VEGAS
+ #define NDIM 2
+ #define NCOMP 1
+ #define EPSREL 1e-3
+ #define EPSABS 1e-12
+ #define VERBOSE 0
+ #define MINEVAL 0
+ #define MAXEVAL 50000
+ #define NSTART 1000
+ #define NINCREASE 500
+
+ // Some variables for VEGAS
+ int comp, nregions, neval, fail;
+ double integral[NCOMP], error[NCOMP], prob[NCOMP];
+
+ // Our function pointer that points to the compiled ex
+ FUNCP_CUBA fp;
+ compile_ex(lst(expr), lst(x,y), fp);
+
+ // Starting VEGAS
+ // By invocation of compile() the expression in expr is converted into the
+ // appropriate function pointer
+ Vegas(NDIM, NCOMP, fp,
+ EPSREL, EPSABS, VERBOSE, MINEVAL, MAXEVAL, NSTART, NINCREASE,
+ &neval, &fail, integral, error, prob);
+
+ // Show the result
+ cout << "result: " << integral[0] << endl;
+
+ return 0;
+}