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+#include <Eigen/Sparse>
+#include <vector>
+
+typedef Eigen::SparseMatrix<double> SpMat; // declares a column-major sparse matrix type of double
+typedef Eigen::Triplet<double> T;
+
+void buildProblem(std::vector<T>& coefficients, Eigen::VectorXd& b, int n);
+void saveAsBitmap(const Eigen::VectorXd& x, int n, const char* filename);
+
+int main(int argc, char** argv)
+{
+  int n = 300;  // size of the image
+  int m = n*n;  // number of unknows (=number of pixels)
+
+  // Assembly:
+  std::vector<T> coefficients;            // list of non-zeros coefficients
+  Eigen::VectorXd b(m);                   // the right hand side-vector resulting from the constraints
+  buildProblem(coefficients, b, n);
+
+  SpMat A(m,m);
+  A.setFromTriplets(coefficients.begin(), coefficients.end());
+
+  // Solving:
+  Eigen::SimplicialCholesky<SpMat> chol(A);  // performs a Cholesky factorization of A
+  Eigen::VectorXd x = chol.solve(b);         // use the factorization to solve for the given right hand side
+
+  // Export the result to a file:
+  saveAsBitmap(x, n, argv[1]);
+
+  return 0;
+}
+