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-# libcon4m
-
-This is the C library for con4m. The language reference guide is [here](./doc/reference.md).
-
-# tests
-
-## running via dockerfile
-
-To build the dockerfile, run the following command from the repository root:
-
-```
-docker build -t libcon4m-tests -f Dockerfile.test .
-```
-
-To run the tests, run:
-
-```
-docker run libcon4m-tests
-```
-
-## running directly
-
-To run the tests directly, the following are required:
-
-- minimum versions clang 17.0.6 or gcc 14.1 or greater
-- meson
-- ninja
-
-From the repository root, build with:
-
-```
-./dev build
-```
-
-and run with:
-
-```
-./dev run
-```