= XMPP4R

== Project Home

You can find info about the xmpp4r project and how to contribute
at the project home page:

http://home.gna.org/xmpp4r/

If you need to ask questions, or want feedback on proposed changes
please feel free to ask them on the 'xmpp4r-devel@gna.org' mailing
list.  You can join or view archives of the mailing list at:

https://gna.org/mail/?group=xmpp4r

If you are having a problem and would like to report it
to the mailing list please include a protocol dump
which can be enabled in your code with:

  Jabber::debug = true


== Contributors

  Lucas Nussbaum <lucas@lucas-nussbaum.net>
  Stephan Maka <stephan@spaceboyz.net>
  Kirill A. Shutemov <k.shutemov@gmail.com>
  Yuki Mitsui
  Peter Schrammel
  Olli
  Vojtech Vobr
  Andreas Wiese
  Chris Zelenak
  Matthew Wood
  Sam Ruby
  Glenn Rempe <glenn@rempe.us>
  Tim Carey-Smith
  Scott Lillibridge
  Joshua Sierles


== Source Code

The source for xmpp4r is managed using the Git SCM and can be
found in our GitHub.com project page:

http://github.com/ln/xmpp4r/tree/master


== Installation

There are a number of ways that you can install xmpp4r depending
on your needs and the methods you prefer.

=== Install over the network using RubyGems

You can install the current release of the xmpp4r library from a stable
release gem on RubyForge using RubyGems:

  sudo gem install xmpp4r

=== Install over the network using a Debian package

You can install the current release of the xmpp4r library from a stable release copy
on your .deb friendly linux system (e.g. Debian or Ubuntu) using apt:

  sudo apt-get install libxmpp4r-ruby

=== Install from local source code (Developers Only)

If you have a local Git clone of the source repository or a tarball
you can install xmpp4r using several methods.  First you'll
need to get a local copy.

Clone the Git repository (recommended):

  git clone git://github.com/ln/xmpp4r.git

OR download a stable release tarball from:

  http://download.gna.org/xmpp4r/xmpp4r-0.3.2.tgz

OR download a snapshot of the latest source in .tar.gz format from:

  http://github.com/ln/xmpp4r/tarball/master

==== Install : Using Rake

  # Show all available rake tasks
  cd xmpp4r/
  rake -T

  # Package up the gem file and install it
  rake gem:install

==== Install : Using setup.rb

This will install a copy of the library in your Ruby path and does not
require RubyGems to be installed.

  cd xmpp4r/
  ./setup.rb


== License

XMPP4R is released under the Ruby license (see the LICENSE file), which is
compatible with the GNU GPL (see the COPYING file) via an explicit
dual-licensing clause.

