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+			Qpid-Cpp-Win-Sdk
+			================
+
+Table of Contents
+=================
+1. Introduction
+2. Prerequisites
+3. Kit contents
+4. Notes
+
+
+1. Introduction
+===============
+Qpid-Cpp-Win-Sdk is a software development kit for users who wish
+to write code using the Qpid-Cpp program libraries in a Windows
+environment.
+
+For additional software or information on the Qpid project go to:
+http://cwiki.apache.org/qpid/
+
+
+2. Prerequisites
+================
+A. Visual Studio 2008. This kit was produced by Visual Studio 2008
+   and example solutions and projects are in Visual Studio 2008
+   format.
+   
+B. MSVC 9.0 runtime libraries. Copies of the MSVC90 redistributable
+   runtime libraries and manifest are included in the /bin directory.
+   
+C. Boost version 1_39. The Boost libraries required by this SDK are
+   included in the /bin directory. Both Debug and Release variants
+   are present.
+
+
+3. Kit contents
+===============
+The kit directories hold the content described here.
+
+  \bin 
+    The precompiled binary (.dll and .exe) files and
+      the associated debug program database (.pdb) files.
+    Boost library files.
+    MSVC90 runtime library files.
+	
+  \include
+    A directory tree of .h files.
+	
+  \lib
+    The linker .lib files that correspond to files in /bin.
+	
+  \docs
+    Apache Qpid C++ API Reference
+	
+  \examples
+    A Visual Studio solution file and associated project files 
+    to demonstrate using this SDK in C++.
+		
+  \management
+    A python scripting code set for generating QMF data structures.
+    
+    For more information on Qpid QMF go to:
+    https://cwiki.apache.org/qpid/qpid-management-framework.html
+
+	
+4. Notes
+========
+* The Qpid-Cpp binaries are produced for the 32-bit Win32 platform.
+
+* Only the Release variant of Qpid code uses the redistributable 
+  MSVC90 libraries in the /bin directory. Users who wish to link to 
+  the Debug variant of Qpid code may do so under their own copy of 
+  Visual Studio 2008 where the debug versions of MSVC90 runtime 
+  libraries are available.