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+#include <iostream>
+#include <octave/oct.h>
+int
+main (void)
+{
+  std::cout << "Hello Octave world!\n";
+  int n = 2;
+  Matrix a_matrix = Matrix (n, n);
+  for (octave_idx_type i = 0; i < n; i++)
+    {
+      for (octave_idx_type j = 0; j < n; j++)
+        {
+          a_matrix (i, j) = (i + 1) * 10 + (j + 1);
+        }
+    }
+  std::cout << a_matrix;
+  return 0;
+}