1URL: http://code.google.com/p/protobuf/downloads/list 2Version: 2.2.0a 3License: Google BSD like 4Description: "Protobuf: The Google protobuf compiler and runtimes for various languages" 5 6Local Modifications: Initial changes include support for the micro 7protobuf compiler and the assoicated runtime. 8 9Protocol Buffers are a way of encoding structured data in an efficient 10yet extensible format. Google uses Protocol Buffers for almost all 11of its internal RPC protocols and file formats. 12 13Initially the protoc compiler is not integrated into the Android build system 14and the Android.mk will simply build the javamicro runtime static library. 15 16To build the compiler follow the instructions in README.txt for 17compiling and installing. 18 19The Android.mk file creates the a static library which can be added 20to any Android application by Adding to LOCAL_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARIES 21com.google.protobuf.micro: 22 23 LOCAL_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARIES += com.google.protobuf.micro 24 25Follow the instructions in Micro section of java/README.txt for 26details on compiling .proto files for the micro runtine. 27