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+Hamlib (the ham radio control libraries)
+
+Hamlib is a development effort to provide a consistent C language
+interface for programmers wanting to incorporate radio controls in their
+programs.  Network daemons for radio and rotator control, along with
+language bindings for C++, Perl, Python, TCL, and Lua are included.
+
+Optional language bindings
+
+To build either or all of the Perl, Python, or TCL bindings, pass one of
+or in combination:
+
+        PL_MOD=yes
+        PY_MOD=yes
+        TCL_MOD=yes
+
+to the build script.
+
+Optional Lua binding
+
+Also available are bindings for Lua 5.2 or later.  As Lua 5.2 and Lua
+5.3 are now available from SlackBuilds.org, once the preferred version
+of Lua is installed, the Lua bindings may be built by passing:
+
+           LUA_VER=5.2
+           LUA_VER=5.3
+
+to the build script.
+
+Optional Python3 binding (experimental)
+
+For those wishing to experiment with Python3 and Hamlib, bindings may be
+built (exclusive of the normal Python2 bindings) by passing:
+
+           PY3_MOD=yes
+
+to the build script.  This option overrides PY_MOD.
+
+While Python allows for version 2 and 3 modules to be installed
+concurrently, and while there does exist a method for doing so with
+Hamlib, that has not been included in this build script at this time.
+If concurrent installation is needed, please contact the build script
+maintainer.
+
+All four bindings (either of the Python and either of the Lua versions)
+may be passed to the script to enable all bindings at build time.