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# Qpid C++

## Introduction

Qpid C++ is a C++ implementation of the AMQP protocol described at
<http://amqp.org/>.

For additional software or information on the Qpid project go to:

> <http://qpid.apache.org>

For documentation, go to:

> <http://qpid.apache.org/documentation>

## Available documentation

 - INSTALL.txt - How to install Qpid C++
 - LICENSE.txt - The Apache license
 - NOTICE.txt  - Corresponds to the section 4 d of the Apache License,
   Version 2.0
 - docs/       - Feature and design notes, other documentation

## Quick start

In C++ distributions:

    mkdir BLD      # The recommended way to use cmake is in a separate
                   # build directory
    cd BLD
    cmake ..       # Generates code and makefiles
    make test      # Runs tests
    make install   # Installs the client and daemon

The INSTALL.txt notes contain more detailed information on compiling
and installing this software.

examples/README.txt describes the C++ client API examples.