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