# File lib/alexandria.rb, line 73
    def self.main
        $DEBUG = !ENV['DEBUG'].nil?
        $DEBUG = true if ARGV.include? "--debug"
                puts "Initializing Alexandria..." if $DEBUG

        ENV['http_proxy'] = nil if !ENV['http_proxy'].nil? \
                                and URI.parse(ENV['http_proxy']).userinfo.nil?
        Alexandria::UI.main
    end