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+  compiler/cpp/Makefile.am
+  compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_cocoa_generator.cc
+  compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_cpp_generator.cc
+  compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_csharp_generator.cc
+  compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_erl_generator.cc
+  compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_hs_generator.cc
+  compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_java_generator.cc
+  compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_ocaml_generator.cc
+  compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_perl_generator.cc
+  compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_php_generator.cc
+  compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_py_generator.cc
+  compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_rb_generator.cc
+  compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_st_generator.cc
+  compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_xsd_generator.cc
+  compiler/cpp/src/main.cc
+  compiler/cpp/src/parse/t_field.h
+  compiler/cpp/src/parse/t_program.h
+  compiler/cpp/src/platform.h
+  compiler/cpp/src/thriftl.ll
+  compiler/cpp/src/thrifty.yy
+  lib/csharp/src/Protocol/TBinaryProtocol.cs
+  lib/csharp/src/Protocol/TField.cs
+  lib/csharp/src/Protocol/TList.cs
+  lib/csharp/src/Protocol/TMap.cs
+  lib/csharp/src/Protocol/TMessage.cs
+  lib/csharp/src/Protocol/TMessageType.cs
+  lib/csharp/src/Protocol/TProtocol.cs
+  lib/csharp/src/Protocol/TProtocolException.cs
+  lib/csharp/src/Protocol/TProtocolFactory.cs
+  lib/csharp/src/Protocol/TProtocolUtil.cs
+  lib/csharp/src/Protocol/TSet.cs
+  lib/csharp/src/Protocol/TStruct.cs
+  lib/csharp/src/Protocol/TType.cs
+  lib/csharp/src/Server/TServer.cs
+  lib/csharp/src/Server/TSimpleServer.cs
+  lib/csharp/src/Server/TThreadPoolServer.cs
+  lib/csharp/src/TApplicationException.cs
+  lib/csharp/src/Thrift.csproj
+  lib/csharp/src/Thrift.sln
+  lib/csharp/src/TProcessor.cs
+  lib/csharp/src/Transport/TServerSocket.cs
+  lib/csharp/src/Transport/TServerTransport.cs
+  lib/csharp/src/Transport/TSocket.cs
+  lib/csharp/src/Transport/TStreamTransport.cs
+  lib/csharp/src/Transport/TTransport.cs
+  lib/csharp/src/Transport/TTransportException.cs
+  lib/csharp/src/Transport/TTransportFactory.cs
+  lib/csharp/ThriftMSBuildTask/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+  lib/csharp/ThriftMSBuildTask/ThriftBuild.cs
+  lib/csharp/ThriftMSBuildTask/ThriftMSBuildTask.csproj
+  lib/rb/lib/thrift.rb
+  lib/st/README
+  lib/st/thrift.st
+  test/OptionalRequiredTest.cpp
+  test/OptionalRequiredTest.thrift
+  test/ThriftTest.thrift
+
+--------------------------------------------------
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