Moved header files to include/yaz++. Switched to libtool and automake.

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 YAZ++ - A C++ library for YAZ
 
-$Id: README.txt,v 1.2 1999-01-28 10:04:46 adam Exp $
+$Id: README.txt,v 1.6 2000-10-11 11:58:16 adam Exp $
  
 o Introduction
 
-YAZ is a development toolkit that implements the ANSI Z39.50 protocol.
-YAZ homepage is: http://www.indexdata.dk/yaz
+YAZ++ is a C++ layer for YAZ and implements the ANSI Z39.50
+protocol for information retrieval (client - and server side).
+YAZ homepage is: http://www.indexdata.dk/yaz/
 
-YAZ++ is a C++ wrapper on top of that YAZ. It provides a relatively
-simple, high level, interface to YAZ.
+YAZ++ uses the same license as YAZ - see LICENSE file for details.
 
 o Overview
 
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ Directory structure of the YAZ++ package.
   -- src (C++ source)
   -- include (C++ headers) 
   -- doc (documentation)
-  -- unix (UNIX configure script and Makefile)
   -- win (Windows build files)
 
 o Installation, Unix
@@ -35,27 +34,29 @@ o Installation, Unix
 Make sure you have a C - and C++ compiler available. gcc and
 g++ works fine.
 
-Before compilation can take place YAZ must be installed. Unpack
-yaz-<version>.tar.gz in the same directory as yaz++. First
-build YAZ:
+Before compilation can take place YAZ must be installed. It goes, roughly,
+like this:
 
   $ cd yaz-<version>
   $ ./configure
   $ make
+  $ cd ..
 
 Then, build YAZ++:
 
   $ cd yaz++-<version>
-  $ cd unix
   $ ./configure
   $ make
 
 o Installation, Windows
 
-Software is 32-bit based and should run on Windows 95/98 and
-Windows NT 4.0 The software was build using Microsoft Visual C++ 5.0 and
-6.0. Other compilers should work but the makefile/project files will have
-created for those compiler environments.
-  > cd win
-  > nmake      (Visual C++ makefile not yet created)
+Software is WIN32 and should run on Windows 95/98 and Windows NT 4.0.
+Yaz++ was build using Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0. Other compilers should
+work but makefile/project files will have to be created for those
+compiler environments.
 
+  Workspace yazxx.dsw includes the projects
+    yazxx.dsp       -   builds yazxx.dll
+    yazclient.dsp   -   builds yazclient.exe
+    yazserver.dsp   -   builds yazserver.exe
+    yazproxy.dsp    -   builds yazproxy.exe