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@@ -123,13 +123,5 @@ C++ Implementation |
The C++ implementation for Python messages is built as a Python extension to |
improve the overall protobuf Python performance. |
-To use the C++ implementation, you need to: |
-1) Install the C++ protobuf runtime library, please see instructions in the |
- parent directory. |
-2) Export an environment variable: |
- |
- $ export PROTOCOL_BUFFERS_PYTHON_IMPLEMENTATION=cpp |
- |
-You must set this variable at runtime, before running your program, otherwise |
-the pure-Python implementation will be used. In a future release, we will |
-change the default so that C++ implementation is used whenever it is available. |
+To use the C++ implementation, you need to install the C++ protobuf runtime |
+library, please see instructions in the parent directory. |