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+This is Gmsh, an automatic three-dimensional finite element mesh
+generator, primarily Delaunay, with built-in pre- and post-processing
+facilities.
+
+To install Gmsh, type
+
+./configure --disable-gsl
+make
+make install
+
+This requires FLTK 1.1.x (configured with OpenGL support; freely
+available from http://www.fltk.org) properly installed on your
+system. Please note that compiling the Windows version requires the
+Cygwin tools (freely available from http://www.cygwin.com).
+
+To install a non-graphical version of Gmsh (that does not require FLTK
+nor OpenGL), type
+
+./configure --disable-gsl --disable-gui
+make
+make install
+
+For a description of all other configuration options, type
+
+./configure --help
+
+See doc/COPYING and doc/CREDITS for licensing and copyright
+information.
+
+See the doc/ and tutorial/ directories for documentation. The
+reference manual is located in doc/texinfo/.
+
+See the demos/ directory for additional examples.