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+INSTALL
+=======
+        source
+        ======  
+        1.Set the environment variable QPID_HOME to the root directory of the repository or the release.
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+        2.Run these command to build the source
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+        ant compile OR run the ant build in the parent directory(main ant script)
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+        3.To launch the CLI run the script in bin folder with appropriate parameters.
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+        ex:
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+        Linux   $QPID_HOME/bin/qpid-cli  -h 10.8.100.122 -p 8334
+        Windows %QPID_HOME%/bin/qpid-cli.bat -h 10.8.100.122 -p 8334
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+        -h hostname (default localhost)
+        -p broker port (default 8999)
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+        binary
+        ======
+        1.Set the environment variable QPID_HOME to the root directory of the repository or the release.
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+        2.To launch the CLI run the script in bin folder with appropriate parameters.
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+        ex:
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+        Linux   $QPID_HOME/bin/qpid-cli  -h 10.8.100.122 -p 8334
+        Windows %QPID_HOME%/bin/qpid-cli.bat -h 10.8.100.122 -p 8334
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+        -h hostname (default localhost)
+        -p broker port (default 8999)
+
+        3. No test cases are included in the binary version.
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+TESTING
+=======
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+1.Test source is located in the test directory.If you want to run the tests please start the
+Qpid java broker and run following ant targets.
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+        ant compile-tests       This compile all the test sources
+        ant test                This runs all the test cases
+2.If you want to test with a remote broker please use the source release and change the constants in ConnectionConstants.java
+class.(Default values are BROKER_HOSTNAME="localhost" BROKER_PORT="8999")
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+For more informations please visit the project home page.
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