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<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">cd</span> <span class="identifier">boost_folder</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">libs</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">dll</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">test</span>
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<span class="special">../../../</span><span class="identifier">b2</span> <span class="special">-</span><span class="identifier">a</span> <span class="identifier">shared_library_concurrent_load_test</span>
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If a function is defined inside the class-definition it may be interpreted
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