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+PRECOMP Package Information
+===========================
+
+Sun Aug 25 11:18:32 GMT 2013
+
+Client Shared Library 32-bit - 11.2.0.4.0
+
+System name:	Linux
+Release:	2.6.9-89.0.0.0.1.ELxenU
+Version:	#1 SMP Tue May 19 04:48:26 EDT 2009
+Machine:	i686
+
+Operating in ORACLE_HOME environment.
+Small timezone file = /ade/b/2998073494/oracle/oracore/zoneinfo/timezone_14.dat
+Large timezone file = /ade/b/2998073494/oracle/oracore/zoneinfo/timezlrg_14.dat
+
+==============================================================================
+
+PRECOMP Instant Client (IC) Package (precomp.zip) contains following
+components:
+  i) "proc" binary and related files to precompile a Pro*C application
+ ii) "procob" binary and related files to precompile a Pro*COBOL application
+iii) sample configuration files, demo programs and demo make files for building
+     proc and procob demos and in general any Pro*C/Pro*COBOL application.
+
+Installing PRECOMP IC Package:
+------------------------------
+Prerequisites: 
+Please unzip following .zip files before unzipping precomp.zip:
+
+    a) For runtime support (running Pro*C/Pro*COBOL applications)
+          - Unzip basic.zip (not required if installed instantclient through
+                             Oracle Universal Installer)
+
+    b) For developing Pro*C/Pro*COBOL applications 
+          - Unzip basic.zip (not required if installed instantclient through
+                             Oracle Universal Installer)
+          - Unzip sdk.zip
+
+Notes: 
+    1) Runtime libraries are available in 
+           instantclient<_VV_v>/
+    2) proc binary is available in 
+           instantclient<_VV_v>/sdk/
+    3) procob binary is available in 
+           instantclient<_VV_v>/sdk/
+    4) ott binary is available in
+           instantclient<_VV_v>/sdk/
+    5) rtsora binary is available in
+           instantclient<_VV_v>/sdk/
+    6) All header files required for precompilation are available at
+           instantclient<_VV_v>/sdk/include/
+    7) Sample configuration files (pcscfg.cfg & pcbcfg.cfg) are available at
+           instantclient<_VV_v>/precomp/admin
+    8) Pro*C demo makefile and sample Pro*C application are available at
+           instantclient<_VV_v>/sdk/demo/
+    9) Pro*COBOL demo makefile and sample Pro*COBOL application are available at
+           instantclient<_VV_v>/sdk/demo/
+   10) Please ensure that ICSDKHOME & ICLIBHOME defined in the demo makefiles 
+            point to appropiate locations on your machine before putting them 
+            to use.
+  
+Legend:
+    VV - Major Oracle version number
+     v - Minor Oracle version number
+   (Ex:  For the release 11.1, VV = 11 and v = 1)
+
+
+Configurations Supported:
+-------------------------
+   Platforms              Runtime      Precompile
+   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  ~~~~~~~~~~~  ~~~~~~~~~~~~
+   Linux 32bit (RHEL-4)   Proc:   Yes   proc:   Yes
+                          procob: Yes   procob: Yes
+
+   Windows 32bit          Proc:   Yes   proc:   Yes
+                          procob: Yes   procob: Yes
+
+
+==============================================================================