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+// $Id: discreteEdge.cpp,v 1.1 2008-05-21 10:50:37 geuzaine Exp $
+//
+// Copyright (C) 1997-2008 C. Geuzaine, J.-F. Remacle
+//
+// This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+// Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307
+// USA.
+//
+// Please report all bugs and problems to <gmsh@geuz.org>.
+
+#include "discreteEdge.h"
+
+#if !defined(HAVE_GMSH_EMBEDDED)
+#include "Geo.h"
+#endif
+
+discreteEdge::discreteEdge(GModel *model, int num) : GEdge(model, num, 0, 0) 
+{
+#if !defined(HAVE_GMSH_EMBEDDED)
+  Curve *c = Create_Curve(num, MSH_SEGM_DISCRETE, 0, 0, 0, -1, -1, 0., 1.);
+  Tree_Add(model->getGEOInternals()->Curves, &c);
+  CreateReversedCurve(c);
+#endif
+}