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+# Java Apereo CAS Client 
+==================================
+
+## Build
+Please note that to be deployed in Maven Central, we mark a number of JARs as provided (related to JBoss and Memcache
+Clients).  In order to build the clients, you must enable the commented out repositories in the appropriate pom.xml
+files in the modules (cas-client-integration-jboss and cas-client-support-distributed-memcached) or follow the
+instructions on how to install the file manually.