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+# node-opencv 
+
+[OpenCV](http://opencv.willowgarage.com/wiki/) bindings for Node.js
+
+## Install
+
+TODO: npm install opencv
+
+
+## WIP
+
+This is a WIP. I've never written C++ before so the code may be _interesting_ - if 
+I'm doing stuff wrong please feel free to correct me.
+
+## Links (WIP these are resources that I'm working from)
+
+- http://syskall.com/how-to-write-your-own-native-nodejs-extension
+- https://github.com/pquerna/node-extension-examples/blob/master/helloworld_eio/helloworld_eio.cc
+- http://code.google.com/p/waf/
+- http://www.cs.iit.edu/~agam/cs512/lect-notes/opencv-intro/opencv-intro.html
+- http://opencv.willowgarage.com/documentation/cpp/core_basic_structures.html#point
+- http://bespin.cz/~ondras/html/classv8_1_1NumberObject.html
+- http://bespin.cz/~ondras/html/index.html
+- http://v8cgi.googlecode.com/svn-history/r963/trunk/src/macros.h