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+This README describes how to build Qpid 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
+
+If you use yum to install packages you can do:
+
+ # yum install apr boost
+
+== Building ==
+
+Build and install with:
+ # ./configure
+ # make all
+ # make install
+
+TODO: add boilerplate README for standard autoconf/automake install.
+TODO: document special qpid configure options.
+ ./bootstrap
+