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+language: go
+go: release
+install: go get -d -t -v ./...
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 btcdb
 =====
 
+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/conformal/btcdb.png?branch=master)]
+(https://travis-ci.org/conformal/btcdb)
+
 Package btcdb provides a database interface for the bitcoin block chain and
 transactions.  There is a test suite with a high percentage of code coverage.
 See `test_coverage.txt` for the current coverage (using gocov).  Alternatively,