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<ul>
<li><a href="Preface.html#Preface_nn2">Introduction</a>
<li><a href="Preface.html#Preface_nn4">SWIG Versions</a>
<li><a href="Preface.html#Preface_license">SWIG License</a>
<li><a href="Preface.html#Preface_nn5">SWIG resources</a>
<li><a href="Preface.html#Preface_nn6">Prerequisites</a>
<li><a href="Preface.html#Preface_nn7">Organization of this manual</a>
<li><a href="Preface.html#Preface_nn8">How to avoid reading the manual</a>
<li><a href="Preface.html#Preface_nn9">Backwards compatibility</a>
<li><a href="Preface.html#Preface_release_notes">Release notes</a>
<li><a href="Preface.html#Preface_nn10">Credits</a>
<li><a href="Preface.html#Preface_nn11">Bug reports</a>
</ul>

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<ul>
<li><a href="#Preface_nn2">Introduction</a>
<li><a href="#Preface_nn4">SWIG Versions</a>
<li><a href="#Preface_license">SWIG License</a>
<li><a href="#Preface_nn5">SWIG resources</a>
<li><a href="#Preface_nn6">Prerequisites</a>
<li><a href="#Preface_nn7">Organization of this manual</a>
<li><a href="#Preface_nn8">How to avoid reading the manual</a>
<li><a href="#Preface_nn9">Backwards compatibility</a>
<li><a href="#Preface_release_notes">Release notes</a>
<li><a href="#Preface_nn10">Credits</a>
<li><a href="#Preface_nn11">Bug reports</a>
</ul>
@ -57,13 +59,26 @@ In the late 1990's, the most stable version of SWIG was release
over a period of 10 years starting from the year 2000. The final version in the 1.3.x
series was 1.3.40, but in truth the 1.3.x series had been stable for many years.
An official stable version was released along with the decision to make SWIG
license changes and this gave rise to version 2.0.0 in 2010. The license was clarified
license changes and this gave rise to version 2.0.0 in 2010.
</p>
<H2><a name="Preface_license"></a>1.3 SWIG License</H2>
<p>
The LICENSE file shipped with SWIG in the top level directory contains the SWIG license.
For further insight into the license including the license of SWIG's output code, please visit
the SWIG legal page - <a href="http://www.swig.org/legal.html">http://www.swig.org/legal.html</a>.
</p>
<p>
The license was clarified in version 2.0.0
so that the code that SWIG generated could be distributed
under license terms of the user's choice/requirements and at the same time the SWIG
source was placed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
</p>
<H2><a name="Preface_nn5"></a>1.3 SWIG resources</H2>
<H2><a name="Preface_nn5"></a>1.4 SWIG resources</H2>
<p>
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</pre></div>
<H2><a name="Preface_nn6"></a>1.4 Prerequisites</H2>
<H2><a name="Preface_nn6"></a>1.5 Prerequisites</H2>
<p>
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of the gory details, you will almost certainly want to consult a good C++ reference. If you don't program
in C++, you may just want to skip those parts of the manual.
<H2><a name="Preface_nn7"></a>1.5 Organization of this manual</H2>
<H2><a name="Preface_nn7"></a>1.6 Organization of this manual</H2>
<p>
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to know.
</p>
<H2><a name="Preface_nn8"></a>1.6 How to avoid reading the manual</H2>
<H2><a name="Preface_nn8"></a>1.7 How to avoid reading the manual</H2>
<p>
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examples that illustrate different topics.
</p>
<H2><a name="Preface_nn9"></a>1.7 Backwards compatibility</H2>
<H2><a name="Preface_nn9"></a>1.8 Backwards compatibility</H2>
<p>
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primary goal over time is to make SWIG
better---a process that would simply be impossible if the developers
are constantly bogged down with backwards compatibility issues.
Potential incompatibilities are clearly marked in the detailed release notes
(CHANGES files).
Potential incompatibilities are clearly marked in the detailed
<a href="#Preface_release_notes">release notes</a>.
</p>
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wrapper file. The SWIG preprocessor has defined SWIG_VERSION since SWIG-1.3.11.
</p>
<H2><a name="Preface_nn10"></a>1.8 Credits</H2>
<H2><a name="Preface_release_notes"></a>1.9 Release notes</H2>
<p>
The CHANGES.current, CHANGES and RELEASENOTES files shipped with SWIG in the top level directory
contain, respectively, detailed release notes for the current version,
detailed release notes for previous releases and summary release notes from SWIG-1.3.22 onwards.
</p>
<H2><a name="Preface_nn10"></a>1.10 Credits</H2>
<p>
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are mentioned either in the COPYRIGHT file or CHANGES files shipped with SWIG or in submitted bugs.
</p>
<H2><a name="Preface_nn11"></a>1.9 Bug reports</H2>
<H2><a name="Preface_nn11"></a>1.11 Bug reports</H2>
<p>

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License
=======
Please see the LICENSE file for details of the SWIG license.
Please see the LICENSE file for details of the SWIG license. For
further insight into the license including the license of SWIG's
output code, please visit
http://www.swig.org/legal.html
Release Notes
=============