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+from setuptools import setup, Extension
+from setuptools.command.build_ext import build_ext
+import pybind11
+import sys
+import os
+
+# Custom build_ext to add compiler-specific flags
+class BuildExt(build_ext):
+    c_opts = {
+        'msvc': ['/O2', '/openmp'],  # Enable optimization and OpenMP for MSVC
+        'unix': ['-O3', '-fopenmp'],
+    }
+    l_opts = {
+        'msvc': [],
+        'unix': ['-fopenmp'],
+    }
+
+    def build_extensions(self):
+        ct = self.compiler.compiler_type
+        opts = self.c_opts.get(ct, [])
+        link_opts = self.l_opts.get(ct, [])
+        for ext in self.extensions:
+            ext.extra_compile_args = opts
+            ext.extra_link_args = link_opts
+        build_ext.build_extensions(self)
+
+ext_modules = [
+    Extension(
+        'process_image_cpp',
+        ['process_image.cpp'],
+        include_dirs=[
+            pybind11.get_include(),  # Use pybind11's function to get the include path
+        ],
+        language='c++'
+    ),
+]
+
+setup(
+    name='process_image_cpp',
+    version='0.0.1',
+    ext_modules=ext_modules,
+    cmdclass={'build_ext': BuildExt},
+)