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+# googleurl
+
+This is a copy of [Chrome's URL parsing
+library](https://cs.chromium.org/chromium/src/url/), adapted to work with
+[Bazel](https://bazel.build/).  It is meant to be used by
+[QUICHE](https://quiche.googlesource.com/quiche/+/refs/heads/master), but can be
+also used by other projects that use Bazel.
+
+In order to be used successfully, `-std=c++14` and `-fno-strict-aliasing`
+compile flags are required.
+
+For questions, contact <proto-quic@chromium.org>.