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+Libccnx-portal
+=======
+A CCNx base API
+
+## Quick Start ##
+
+$ git clone -b ccnxlibs/master https://gerrit.fd.io/r/cicn ccnxlibs
+$ cd ccnxlibs/libccnx-portal
+$ mkdir build
+$ cd build
+$ cmake .. 
+$ make
+$ make test
+$ make install
+```
+
+## Introduction ##
+
+The CCNx Portal API is a simple API to communicate via Interests and Content Objects. It connects to a transport stack like Transport RTA (libccnx-transport-rta).
+
+## Using Libccnx-portal ##
+
+### Platforms ###
+
+Libccnx-portal has been tested in:
+
+- Ubuntu 16.04 (x86_64)
+- Debian Testing
+- MacOSX 10.12
+
+Other platforms and architectures may work.
+
+### Dependencies ###
+
+Build dependencies:
+
+- c99 ( clang / gcc )
+- CMake 3.4
+
+Basic dependencies:
+
+- OpenSSL
+- pthreads
+- libevent
+- longBow
+- libparc
+- libccnx-common
+- libccnx-transport-rta
+
+
+Documentation dependencies:
+
+- Doxygen
+
+
+### Using Libccnx-portal ###
+
+Libccnx-portal is a set of functions and data structures for C. You can use it in your code by including the right header files and linking to the Libccnx_api_portal library.
+
+```
+CCNX_HOME=<directory-where-Libccnx-portal-is-installed>
+
+-I${CCNX_HOME}/include -L${CCNX_HOME}/lib -lccnx_api_portal
+```
+
+### License ###
+This software is distributed under the following license:
+
+```
+Copyright (c) 2017 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+```