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+Linux build instructions
+
+The Linux build is, so far, a bit hackish. Things might not work on another
+system than mine, but it should work. The source/linux/ folder contains some
+header files that exist to override and bug-fix some system headers. If you
+have trouble with them, try renaming the offending header, and see if it does
+you any good ;-)
+
+What do I need?
+
+- Xerces-C++ installed and in standard include path
+- glext.h - you can put it in source/linux/GL/ if you don't have access to the
+	system include path
+- The Makefile is made for GCC 3.x.x - GCC 2.x might work, but it's not likely
+
+Where are built things put?
+
+The linux makefile follows the general directory layout of the VS workspaces:
+
+source/linux/: makefile, system header overrides
+binaries/: The built binaries - called "prometheus"
+source/linux/deps/: Automatically generated dependency information for all
+	source files
+source/linux/o/: Object files