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+*This is Leon 0.2.0*
+
+Getting Started
+===============
+
+This section gives a very quick overview of how to build and use Leon, refer to
+the following sections if you wish (or need) more detailed information.
+
+To build it, you will need, for example, the following:
+
+* Java Runtime Environment, from Oracle, e.g. Version 7 Update 5 (to run xsbt and scala)
+* Scala, from Typesafe, e.g. version 2.9.1
+* xsbt, e.g. version 0.11.3: download sbt-launch.jar, run it with ```java -jar``` (to built Leon)
+* a recent GLIBC3 or later, works with e.g. _apt-get_ (for Z3)
+* GNU Multiprecision library, e.g. gmp3, works with e.g. _apt-get_ (for Z3)
+
+The following can be obtained from the web, but for convenience they are contained in the
+repository and are actually automatically handled by the default build configuration:
+
+  * ScalaZ3 hosted on [GitHub](https://github.com/psuter/ScalaZ3/)
+  * The [libz3 library](http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/redmond/projects/z3/) from microsoft
+    
+
+To build, type this:
+
+    $ xsbt clean
+    $ xsbt package # takes a while
+    $ xsbt script
+    $ source ./setupenv
+
+Then you can try e.g.
+
+    $ ./leon ./testcases/sas2011-testcases/RedBlackTree.scala
+
+and get something like this:
+
+<pre>
+[ Info  ] . ┌─────────┐
+          ╔═╡ Summary ╞═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
+          ║ └─────────┘                                                                       ║
+          â•‘ add                       postcond.           valid               Z3-f+t    0.314 â•‘
+          â•‘ add                       precond.    (82,14) valid               Z3-f+t    0.020 â•‘
+          â•‘ add                       precond.    (82,18) valid               Z3-f+t    0.005 â•‘
+          â•‘ balance                   postcond.           valid               Z3-f+t    0.409 â•‘
+          â•‘ balance                   match.      (91,19) valid               Z3-f+t    0.034 â•‘
+          â•‘ blackHeight               match.      (51,39) valid               Z3-f+t    0.004 â•‘
+          â•‘ buggyAdd                  postcond.           invalid             Z3-f+t    4.084 â•‘
+          â•‘ buggyAdd                  precond.     (87,8) invalid             Z3-f+t    0.111 â•‘
+          â•‘ buggyBalance              postcond.           invalid             Z3-f+t    0.055 â•‘
+          â•‘ buggyBalance              match.     (105,19) invalid             Z3-f+t    0.007 â•‘
+          â•‘ ins                       postcond.           valid               Z3-f+t    6.577 â•‘
+          â•‘ ins                       precond.    (63,40) valid               Z3-f+t    0.021 â•‘
+          â•‘ ins                       precond.    (65,43) valid               Z3-f+t    0.005 â•‘
+          â•‘ makeBlack                 postcond.           valid               Z3-f+t    0.007 â•‘
+          â•‘ redNodesHaveBlackChildren match.      (35,56) valid               Z3-f+t    0.003 â•‘
+          â•‘ size                      postcond.           valid               Z3-f+t    0.012 â•‘
+          ╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
+</pre>
+
+Building Leon
+-------------
+
+Leon requires quite a few dependencies, and you will need to make sure
+everything is correctly set up before being able to build it. Leon is probably
+much easier to build on Unix-like plattforms. Not to say it is impossible to
+build on Windows. But some scripts used to run and test the system are shell
+script and you will need to manually port them to Windows if you wish to use
+Windows.
+
+First you need a Java Runtime Environment. The most recent version should work.
+Simply follow the standard installation process (e.g. _apt-get_) for your system.
+
+Next, you need the [Simple Build Tool](https://github.com/harrah/xsbt/wiki) (sbt)
+which seems to be (as of today) the standard way to build Scala program. Again
+you should follow the installation procedure. You can also find information
+about sbt [here](http://typesafe.com/technology/sbt). Sbt is quite a complex
+tool, so I would suggest looking at the getting started guide on the wiki page.
+However, if you just want to quickly build Leon and never look back, then the
+information provided here should be sufficient.
+
+(This section is outdated for linux, but can be useful to adapt on Windows/Mac)
+Now you will have to build the [ScalaZ3 project](https://github.com/psuter/ScalaZ3/).
+You should follow the instructions given in
+the ScalaZ3 project. The ScalaZ3 is a Scala wrapper on the Z3 native library
+from Microsoft. It is used in Leon to make native call to Z3. The generated
+.jar from ScalaZ3 will be dependent on your own z3 native library, which you
+can obtain from [here](http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/redmond/projects/z3/).
+However, the ScalaZ3 repository comes with 32 and 64 bits version for Linux and
+you should probably use those ones to make sure the version is compatible. You
+can install the Z3 native library in some standard system library path such as
+_/usr/lib_. You need to install the _scalaz3.jar_ file in the "unmanaged"
+directory. The build system is configured to use any jar file in the
+"unmanaged" directory. Finally be aware that the Z3 library will come with its
+own set of dependencies, in particular you will need to have GMP. You will
+probably have to fight with a few errors before everything can finally work
+together.
+
+Finally you can build Leon. Start sbt from a terminal to get an interactive
+sbt session. Then type:
+
+  	clean
+  	
+This will make sure the build is clean, then:
+
+  	package
+  	
+This will compile everything and create jar files. This could take a long time.
+Finally you need to generate a running script with the command:
+
+  	script
+  	
+This will generate the leon script that can be used to run leon from command line
+with correct arguments and classpath. This script you should not need to re-generate
+another time, if you modify some code you just need to run ```compile``` again. If anything
+goes wrong, you should carefully read the error message and try to fix it. You can
+refer to the troubleshooting section of this manual.
+
+Note that Leon is organised as a structure of two projects, with one main (or
+root) project and one sub-project. From a user point of view, this should most
+of the time be transparent and the build command should take care of
+everything. The subproject is in _'library'_ and contains required code to make
+Leon input programs valid Scala programs. The point of having this library
+sub-project, is that you can use the generated jar for the library sub-project
+on its own and you should be able to compile Leon testcases with the standard
+Scala compiler.
+
+Now we can make sure that the build went fine. There is a collection of
+testcase in _'regression'_ that are used to check the correctness of the system.
+We provide a shell script ```run-tests.sh``` to run all of them and make sure Leon
+behaves as expected. You should run ```./run-tests``` now to make sure everything is in
+order. Note that running all tests can take some time.
+
+Using Leon
+----------
+
+### Layout of this directory
+
+Here is a quick overview of the conventions used in the layout of this directory:
+
+- _src_ - Contains all Scala sources for the Leon project. The layout of the sources follows the standard SBT (and Maven) convention.
+
+- _regression_ - Contains many small testcases. They are meant to be run automatically with a test script and Leon should behave correctly on
+all of them (correctly could mean either proving validity, finding counter-example or refusing the input).
+
+- _testcases_ - Contains somewhat realistic testcases, that correspond to existing algorithms. Leon might not successfully handle all of them.
+
+- _README(.md)_ - This README file.
+
+- _PERMISSION_ -
+You can safely ignore this file.
+It is used to handle git PERMISSION for this repository.
+
+- _build.sbt_
+
+- _project/Build.sbt_ - Configuration of SBT.
+
+- _library_ - Sub-project containing the Leon library. Needed if one wishes to run Leon testcases with standard Scala.
+
+- _unmanaged_ - This is the directory used by the build system to find unmanated dependencies. You usually need to manually
+add files to this directory.
+
+- _lib-bin_ and _lib64-bin_ - Contains some binary dependencies for the system that have been build for different plattform/OS.
+
+### Troubleshooting
+
+Sorry, not done yet :(