_ _ ____ _ ___| | | | _ \| | / __| | | | |_) | | | (__| |_| | _ <| |___ \___|\___/|_| \_\_____| Include files for libcurl, external users. They're all placed in the curl subdirectory here for better fit in any kind of environment. You must include files from here using... #include <curl/curl.h> ... style and point the compiler's include path to the directory holding the curl subdirectory. It makes it more likely to survive future modifications. NOTE FOR LIBCURL HACKERS * If you check out from git on a non-configure platform, you must run the appropriate buildconf* script to set up files before being able of compiling the library. * We cannot assume anything else but very basic compiler features being present. While libcurl requires an ANSI C compiler to build, some of the earlier ANSI compilers clearly can't deal with some preprocessor operators. * Newlines must remain unix-style for older compilers' sake. * Comments must be written in the old-style /* unnested C-fashion */ To figure out how to do good and portable checks for features, operating systems or specific hardwarare, a very good resource is Bjorn Reese's collection at https://sourceforge.net/p/predef/wiki/