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+capnpc-c
+========
+
+This is a C plugin for cap'n'proto aka capnp.
+
+This is only the plugin, to properly make use of it you need to download, build
+and install capnpc and then build and install this project and then you can
+utilize it as:
+
+    capnpc compiler/test.capnp -oc