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+Vespa Developer libraries
+
+Vespa Base, in the package vespa_base_dev, contain a set of development
+libraries and utilities for use when developing you vespa service.
+The following is a short list.
+
+Vespa specific libraries:
+
+    * vespa_config_dev: config code generator and include-files and
+      libraries for the basic datatypes. Both for Java and C++.
+    * vespa_log and vespa_log_dev: Log-handling utilities, and log
+      libraries for Java and C++
+    * vespa_document_dev: C++ headers and static library, and Java
+      jar file, for working with Vespa document objects. This is the
+      basic element of the Vespa framework.
+    * vespa_slobrok and vespa_slobrok_dev: The actual Service
+      Location Broker component, as well as C++ headers and libraries
+      for being a slobrok client or server.
+
+Generic libraries:
+
+    * vespa_fastlib and vespa_fastlib_dev: Misc utilities library
+      containing unicode processing and an HTTP server, among other
+      things. Used by some Vespa components for legacy reasons.
+    * vespa_fastos_dev: OS abstraction layer and generic build
+      management utilities.
+    * vespa_fnet_dev: General purpose network library, with an RPC
+      layer. C/C++ headers and libraries.
+    * vespa_vespajlib_dev: Misc utility classes for Java.
+    * vespa_vespalib_dev: Misc utility classes for C++.
+
+Development tools and 3rd party libraries:
+
+    * vespa_gcc3 and vespa_gcc3_compiler: GCC 3 compiler and adapted
+      LinuxThreads library. This is the compiler to use for developing
+      Vespa components using these developer libraries.
+    * vespa_boost and vespa_boost_dev: Boost libraries and headers,
+      prepared for use with the Vespa compiler.
+    * vespa_cppunit_dev: Headers and libraries prepared with the
+      Vespa compiler.