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*                             LEDA                                  *
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*       The Library of Efficient Data types and Algorithms          *
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*                          Version 7.0                              *
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Important Files and Directories
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Documentation for LEDA can be found in following files and 
directories:

Readme.txt                this file
CHANGES  (please read !)  most recent changes of LEDA
FIXES                     bug fixes since last release of LEDA
NOTES                     

HTML-Manual               can be downloaded at www.algorithmic-solutions.com   

LEDA is available either as source code package or as object code 
package for the platforms listed in Section "Platforms" of the 
User Manual.

Please find the guidelines for compiling the LEDA sources as well as for
installing and using the object code packages at

http://www.algorithmic-solutions.info/leda_manual/Technical_Information.html

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LEDA Libraries and Packages 
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The implementations of most LEDA data types and algorithms are 
precompiled in libraries.

For Microsoft Windows we offer two libraries (leda and libGeoW).
The code for unix platforms is contained in one library libleda
that can be linked with C++ application programs.