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+The files nid.h, obj_mac.num, and obj_dat.h are generated from objects.txt and
+obj_mac.num. To regenerate them, run:
+
+ go run objects.go
+
+objects.txt contains the list of all built-in OIDs. It is processed by
+objects.go to output obj_mac.num, obj_dat.h, and nid.h.
+
+obj_mac.num is the list of NID values for each OID. This is an input/output
+file so NID values are stable across regenerations.
+
+nid.h is the header which defines macros for all the built-in OIDs in C.
+
+obj_dat.h contains the ASN1_OBJECTs corresponding to built-in OIDs themselves
+along with lookup tables for search by short name, OID, etc.