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+# JlQML
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+This is the C++ library component of the [QML.jl](https://github.com/barche/QML.jl) package.
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+To compile this, make sure that Qt, libcxxwrap-julia and Julia can be found by adding the relevant paths to `CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH`.
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+See the [QML.jl](https://github.com/barche/QML.jl) README for more info.
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