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+General Information
+===================
+
+GiNaC (which stands for "GiNaC is not a computer algebra system) is a
+C++ library for symbolic mathematical calculations. It is designed to
+allow the creation of integrated systems that embed symbolic manipulations
+together with more established areas of computer science (like computation-
+intense numeric applications, graphical interfaces, etc.) under one roof.
+
+The official web site it:
+  http://wwwthep.physik.uni-mainz.de/GiNaC/
+
+
+Installation
+============
+
+See the file "INSTALL".