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+# OMH code
+
+This is a proof of concept implementation of the OMH method.
+The code is release under the BSD license.
+
+# Compilation
+
+## From release tarball
+
+It is easiest to compile from the [release](https://github.com/Kingsford-Group/omhismb2019/releases).
+After downloading and untarring the source release package, compile with (replace `/path/to/installation` with the correct path):
+
+```Shell
+./configure --prefix=/path/to/installation
+make
+make install
+```
+
+The library [xxhash](https://github.com/Cyan4973/xxHash) is required.
+To run the unit tests with `make check`, [gtest](https://github.com/google/googletest) is required.
+
+## From git tree
+
+When compiling from the git tree, [yaggo](https://github.com/gmarcais/yaggo/releases) is an additional dependency (download the `yaggo` script and copy it in your path).
+Then compile with:
+
+```Shell
+autoreconf -fi
+./configure --prefix=/path/to/installation
+make
+make install
+```