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+Protocol Buffers - Google's data interchange format
+Copyright 2008 Google Inc.
+http://code.google.com/apis/protocolbuffers/
+
+BETA WARNING
+============
+
+This package is a beta.  This means that API may change in an
+incompatible way in the future.  It's unlikely that any big changes
+will be made, but we can make no promises.  Expect a non-beta release
+sometime in August 2008.
+
+C++ Installation
+================
+
+To build and install the C++ Protocol Buffer runtime and the Protocol
+Buffer compiler (protoc) execute the following:
+
+  $ ./configure
+  $ make
+  $ make check
+  $ make install
+
+If "make check" fails, you can still install, but it is likely that
+some features of this library will not work correctly on your system.
+Proceed at your own risk.
+
+"make install" may require superuser privileges.
+
+For advanced usage information on configure and make, see INSTALL.
+
+** Note for Solaris users **
+
+  Solaris 10 x86 has a bug that will make linking fail, complaining
+  about libstdc++.la being invalid.  We have included a work-around
+  in this package.  To use the work-around, run configure as follows:
+
+    ./configure LDFLAGS=-L$PWD/src/solaris
+
+  See src/solaris/libstdc++.la for more info on this bug.
+
+Java and Python Installation
+============================
+
+The Java and Python runtime libraries for Protocol Buffers are located
+in the java and python directories.  See the README file in each
+directory for more information on how to compile and install them.
+Note that both of them require you to first install the Protocol
+Buffer compiler (protoc), which is part of the C++ package.
+
+Usage
+=====
+
+The complete documentation for Protocol Buffers is available via the
+web at:
+
+  http://code.google.com/apis/protocolbuffers/