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-version 0.1 (Dec 13, 2007)
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-initial release
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-Python-LCM
-
-  Python extension module allowing access to the Lightweight Communications and
-  Marshaller (LCM) library from Python.
-  
-  https://github.com/lcm-proj/lcm
-
-BUILD REQUIREMENTS:
-
-  - POSIX system (GNU/Linux, OS X, etc.)
-  - GLib 2.x
-
-  Windows notes:
-  - only tested with MS Visual Studio 2008 (MSVC 9.0)
-  - you should be able to build the LCM C library from Visual Studio.
-  - you must set the GLIB_PATH environment variable.
-  - The following files need to be discoverable by the dynamic linker:
-    intl.dll, libglib-2.0-0.dll
-
-INSTALLATION:
-  from a command shell:
-
-  # python setup.py install
-
-CONTACT:
-
-  Albert Huang <ashuang@alum.mit.edu>
-  David Moore <dcm@acm.org>
-  Edwin Olson <eolson@alum.mit.edu>