rakshasa/libtorrent
C++libTorrent BitTorrent library
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LibTorrent
Introduction
High performance torrent library for multiple clients.
LibTorrent is a BitTorrent library written in C++ for *nix, with a focus on high performance and good code. The library differentiates itself from other implementations by transferring directly from file pages to the network stack.
To learn how to use libtorrent visit the Wiki.
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Building
Create configure files:
autoreconf -ivf
Configure, build and install:
./configure
make
make install