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    7: This directory is for libcurl programming examples. They are meant to show
    8: some simple steps on how you can build your own application to take full
    9: advantage of libcurl.
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   11: If you end up with other small but still useful example sources, please mail
   12: them for submission in future packages and on the web site.
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   14: BUILDING
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   16: The Makefile.example is an example makefile that could be used to build these
   17: examples. Just edit the file according to your system and requirements first.
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   19: Most examples should build fine using a command line like this:
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   21:   $ `curl-config --cc --cflags --libs` -o example example.c
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   23: Some compilers don't like having the arguments in this order but instead
   24: want you do reorganize them like:
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   26:   $ `curl-config --cc` -o example example.c `curl-config --cflags --libs`
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   28: *PLEASE* do not use the curl.haxx.se site as a test target for your libcurl
   29: applications/experiments. Even if some of the examples use that site as a URL
   30: at some places, it doesn't mean that the URLs work or that we expect you to
   31: actually torture our web site with your tests!  Thanks.
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   33: EXAMPLES
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   35: Each example source code file is designed to be and work stand-alone and
   36: rather self-explanatory. The examples may at times lack the level of error
   37: checks you need in a real world, but that is then only for the sake of
   38: readability: to make the code smaller and easier to follow.