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+
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+#include <Unittests/unittests_common.hh>
+#include <OpenMesh/Tools/Smoother/JacobiLaplaceSmootherT.hh>
+
+namespace {
+
+class OpenMesh_Poly : public OpenMeshBasePoly {
+
+    protected:
+
+        // This function is called before each test is run
+        virtual void SetUp() {
+
+            // Do some initial stuff with the member data here...
+        }
+
+        // This function is called after all tests are through
+        virtual void TearDown() {
+
+            // Do some final stuff with the member data here...
+        }
+
+    // Member already defined in OpenMeshBase
+    //Mesh mesh_;
+};
+
+class OpenMesh_Triangle : public OpenMeshBase {
+
+    protected:
+
+        // This function is called before each test is run
+        virtual void SetUp() {
+
+            // Do some initial stuff with the member data here...
+        }
+
+        // This function is called after all tests are through
+        virtual void TearDown() {
+
+            // Do some final stuff with the member data here...
+        }
+
+    // Member already defined in OpenMeshBase
+    //Mesh mesh_;
+};
+
+
+
+/*
+ * ====================================================================
+ * Define tests below
+ * ====================================================================
+ */
+
+#if __cplusplus > 199711L or __GXX_EXPERIMENTAL_CXX0X__
+
+/*
+ */
+TEST_F(OpenMesh_Triangle, cpp11_initializer_test) {
+
+  OpenMesh::Vec3d vec1 = { 1, 0, 0};
+  OpenMesh::Vec3d vec2 = {0, 0.777971, 0.996969};
+
+
+  EXPECT_EQ( dot(vec1,vec2) ,0.0 );
+
+}
+
+#endif
+
+}