LBPP v0.0.6b

DESCRIPTION
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	LBPP is a front end to the GNU Common Compiler (GCC) that produces C
        source code from Liberty Basic source code.  This code then is fed to
	GCC to produce an executable.  It is similiar to C++ compilers that
	produce C code that then is compiled.  It can be thought of either as 
	a GCC extension or a C translator.  The architecture of LBPP was
	designed to allow statements to be added dynamically without requiring
	a recompile of the source.  It accomplishes this by defining a 
	standard interface between C and Liberty Basic that allows C functions
	to access all of the internal data of a Liberty Basic program.  The
	fact that all of the functionality of is based in a C library, porting
	LBPP to a new platform requires only porting the library to the native
	GUI system along with necessary modifications to allow the code to
	compile.  The translator should be ANSI C so porting should not be an
	issue.

	The translator (LBPP) is licensed under the GNU General Public License
	(GPL).  The supporting library (libLB) is licensed under the GNU Lesser
	General Public License (LGPL).  This forces all modifications of the
	program to remain open source but allows programs compiled by the front
	end to choose their own license.  Modifications to the supporting
	libraries are forced to remain open source.

	A special exception is made for a single file (lb_std_head.c) to allow
	this file to be in an application without the application be forced to
	be licensed under the LGPL or GPL.  The file statement.tbl is
	considered a header file to an Liberty Basic program and is therefore
	covered by the same restrictions (and lack thereof or restriction) as
	a C header file.
	
MAINTAINER
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	The current maintainer of LBPP is:
		Anthony Liguori <a.liguori@wowis.com>  

	See the AUTHORS file for a list of everyone who has contributed code.
	Any patches should be sent to the current maintainer to be considered 
	for future versions.  All patches should be in the standard diff 
	format.

REQUIREMENTS
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	- gcc 2.96 or compatible compiler

INSTALLATION/SETUP
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	See the INSTALL file for installation instructions.

DISCLAIMER
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	Liberty Basic is a registered trademark of Shoptalk Systems.  LBPP 
	is in no way affilated with Shoptalk Systems.  The term 'Liberty Basic'
	is used throughout this document and program to describe the
	programming language that the Liberty Basic application of Shoptalk 
	Systems implements but does not reflect a relationship to the 
	application distributed by Shoptalk Systems.