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README.md

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+title: README
+authors: Leonid P. Pryadko; Weilei Zeng
+date: 2024-08-01
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 # dist-m4ri - distance of a classical or quantum CSS code
 
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 ## Overview
 
 The program implements two algorithms for calculating the distance of
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 ## Compilation
 
-I only tried it with recent `gcc` compilers under linux.  Download the
-distribution from `github` then run from the `dist-m4ri/src` directory
-```sh
-make -j all
-```
-This should compile the executable `dist_m4ri`.
+The program is intended for use with recent `gcc` compilers under
+linux.  Download the distribution from `github` then run from the
+`dist-m4ri/src` directory ```sh make -j all ``` This should compile
+the executable `dist_m4ri`.
 
 The program uses `m4ri` library for binary linear algebra.  To install
 under Ubuntu, run