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# OSMPBF
Osmpbf is a Java/C library to read and write OpenStreetMap PBF files.
PBF (Protocol buffer Binary Format) is a binary file format for OpenStreetMap
data that uses Google Protocol Buffers as low-level storage.
For more information see https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/PBF_Format .
## Java Version
To build the osmpbf.jar file run:
```sh
ant
```
For a Java usage example, see src.java/crosby/binary/test/ReadFileExample.java
## C Version
To compile:
```sh
make -C src
```
To install:
```sh
make -C src install
```
There is a tool named osmpbf-outline that shows a debug output of the contents
of a PBF file. To compile it:
```sh
make -C tools
```
## Using the C Library
To include in your program use:
```c
#include <osmpbf/osmpbf.h>
```
and link with:
```
-pthread -lz -lprotobuf-lite -losmpbf
```
## Debian/Ubuntu Packages
To build the Debian/Ubuntu packages:
```sh
debuild -I -us -uc
```
To install the Debian/Ubuntu packages:
```sh
sudo dpkg --install ../libosmpbf-dev_*.deb
sudo dpkg --install ../libosmpbf-java_*.deb
sudo dpkg --install ../osmpbf-bin_*.deb
```
To clean up after:
```sh
debclean
```
## License
The .proto definition files and osmpbf.h are licensed under the MIT license.
The other source code is licensed under the LGPL v3+.