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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013, Regents of the University of California
+ *                     Yingdi Yu
+ *
+ * BSD license, See the LICENSE file for more information
+ *
+ * Author: Yingdi Yu <yingdi@cs.ucla.edu>
+ */
+
+#include <QApplication>
+
+#include "chronochat.h"
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+  QApplication app(argc, argv);
+
+// #ifdef __APPLE__
+// 	app.setWindowIcon(QIcon(":/demo.icns"));
+// #else
+// 	app.setWindowIcon(QIcon(":/images/icon_large.png"));
+// #endif
+
+  ChronoChat dialog;
+
+  dialog.show ();
+  
+  return app.exec();
+}