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+The native/ -directory contains the sources for the\r
+native parts of the FastLZ and LZ4 compressions algorithms.\r
+\r
+To compile in the native libraries follow these instructions:\r
+\r
+== Windows ==\r
+\r
+* Install MS Visual Studio 2010 with C++ support and Microsoft SDK 7.1 to get 64-bit compiler\r
+* Open native/vs2010/fastlz.sln in visual studio\r
+* Select ''Batch Build'' from the solution context menu, select Win32 + x64 Release and press ''Rebuild''\r
+* The build will copy the resulting fastlz-windows-{x86,x86_64}.dll into src/\r
+\r
+== Linux/Mac ==\r
+\r
+* Use native/compile.sh\r