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--      GNATCOM - Ada 95 COM/DCOM/COM+ Development Framework and Tools      --
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GNATCOM is a collection of packages for use in interfacing Ada with
Type Libraries, COM+/COM/DCOM Objects, ActiveX, Automation and OLE.


Installation
============

Run:

   make install

In the root GNATCOM directory. This will build and install the GNATCOM
bindings as a standard set of bindings for GNAT. It will also build
the samples and tools directories. For ease of use, it may
be advisable to place the tools directory on the path.


Documentation
=============

Documentation for GNATCOM currently consists of general instructions
on thin binding to COM with GNAT and an overview and tutorial of
GNATCOM.

To create html and Windows Help versions of the documentation run:

   make docs

in the root GNATCOM directory. To create these files, makeinfo is needed.


Copyright and Licensing Considerations
======================================

The GNATCOM framework is included in full source form. It is licensed
using a modified version of the General Public License (GPL) which
allows unlimited distribution without license fees, and incorporation
into any program executable without restriction. In particular, the
GNATCOM framework can be incorporated into proprietary or classified
programs, and in no way restricts the desired licensing or
distribution of such programs.

The GNATCOM tools are covered by the GPL, which means that they are
freely redistributable, and that source code is available. You may
freely modify the tools for your own use, but if you redistribute
modified versions of the GNATCOM tools, then they must themselves be
distributed under the terms of the GPL, and in particular you cannot
incorporate the GNATCOM tools into proprietary programs.

For more information on the licensing provisions, consult the headers
of the appropriate source files.


Submitting Bug Reports
======================

Please see http://www.gnavi.org