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 This library allows you to produce messages to the Kafka distributed publish/subscribe messaging service.
 
 ## Requirements
-Tested on Linux with g++ 4.4 and Boost 1.46.1
+Tested on Ubuntu and Redhat both with g++ 4.4 and Boost 1.46.1
 
 ## Installation
 Make sure you have g++ and the latest version of Boost: 
 http://gcc.gnu.org/
 http://www.boost.org/
 
 ```bash
-make producer
+./configure
 ```
 
-for the producer example, 
+Run this to generate the makefile for your system. Do this first.
+
+
+```bash
+make
+```
+
+builds the producer example and the KafkaConnect library
+
 
 ```bash
-make tests
+make check
 ```
 
-for tests, 
+builds and runs the unit tests, 
+
 
 ```bash
-make all
+make install
 ```
 
-for both.
+to install as a shared library to 'default' locations (/usr/local/lib and /usr/local/include on linux) 
+
 
 ## Usage
-The tests directory contains a Kafka Producer example.
+Example.cpp is a very basic Kafka Producer
 
-## API docs
 
-have a look at the header file:  /src/producer.hpp
+## API docs
+There isn't much code, if I get around to writing the other parts of the library I'll document it sensibly, 
+for now have a look at the header file:  /src/producer.hpp
 
 
 ## Contact for questions
 
 Ben Gray, MediaSift Ltd.
 
 http://twitter.com/benjamg
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