v2, v3, integration branch

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merge trunk

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Move header, provide all template parameters, clean up code

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Accept a number of Eric Niebler's suggestions, including renaming.

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Clean up code, add initial documentation draft

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Cope with I/O errors or premature eof

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Move header to detail in preparation for merge to trunk

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