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@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@ `cdec` is a research platform for machine translation and similar structured prediction problems. +## System requirements + +- A Linux or Mac OS X system +- A C++ compiler implementing the [C++-11 standard](http://www.stroustrup.com/C++11FAQ.html) <font color="red"><b>(NEW)</b></font> + - Unfortunately, many systems have compilers that predate C++-11 support. + - You may need to build your own C++ compiler or upgrade your operating system. +- [Boost C++ libraries (version 1.44 or later)](http://www.boost.org/) + - If you build your own boost, you _must install it_ using `bjam install`. + - Older versions of Boost _may_ work, but problems have been reported with command line option parsing on some platforms with older versions. +- [GNU Flex](http://flex.sourceforge.net/) + ## Building from a downloaded archive Instructions: @@ -8,13 +19,6 @@ Instructions: make ./tests/run-system-tests.pl -You will need the following software: - -- [Boost C++ libraries (version 1.44 or later)](http://www.boost.org/) - - If you build your own boost, you _must install it_ using `bjam install`. - - Older versions of Boost _may_ work, but problems have been reported with command line option parsing on some platforms with older versions. -- [GNU Flex](http://flex.sourceforge.net/) - ## Building from a git clone In addition to the standard `cdec` third party requirements, you will additionally need the following software: |