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* Fixed rpm target to create build directories.


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+Qpid C++ is a C++ implementation of the AMQP protcol  described at
+http://amqp.org/
+
+For instructions on using the Qpid broker daemon see man qpidd(1)
+
+For information on the C++ client API see ./html/index.html
+
+Note the daemon and client API can be installed separately. 
+
+The Qpid project also provides Java, Ruby and Python implementations.
+
+For additional software or information on the Qpid project go to:
+     http://incubator.apache.org/qpid/index.html
+
+
+= Building from a source distribution =
+
+== Prerequisites ==
+
+ * Apache Portable Runtime 1.2.2:  http://apr.apache.org
+ * boost 1.33.1: http://www.boost.org
+
+Optional: if you want to run the qpid unit tests:
+ * CppUnit 1.11.4: http://cppunit.sourceforge.net
+   Note: Ensure cppunit-config is in your PATH.
+ 
+If you use yum to install packages you can do:
+
+  # yum install apr apr-devel boost boost-devel cppunit cppunit-devel
+
+== Building ==
+
+If you install boost to a non-standard location then you'll need define CXXFLAGS prior 
+to doing ./configure:
+    
+      export CXXFLAGS=-I${boost_prefix}/include/boost-1_33_1
+
+e.g.  export CXXFLAGS=-I$HOME/local/boost-1.33.1/include/boost-1_33_1
+
+Build and install with:
+ # ./configure
+ # make all
+ # make install
+