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    about
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  this package contains some generic math-utilities and types very
  usefull for programming. they were developed with speed, flexi-
  bility and easy usage in mind. the authors add some more
  types from time to time if it seems to be nice to have a new
  type for a new task. since a lot of template-kungfoo
  is used, one need a modern c++ compiler, so be sure to
  check >tested compiler< below.

  this package offers:

     Vec  - a nice vector-class
     Mat  - a likewise nice matrix-class
     Quat - an even nicer quaternion-class

  code-organization:

    all akmath-headers are placed into the ak/ directory. to use it
    do something like:

      cp -r ak/ /usr/local/include/

    and use it then with

      g++ -I/usr/local/include

    and include it with

      #include <ak/vec.hpp>

    for example :)

    another great idea is to take a look at all these test-files
    in the

      tests/

    directory, because thats the way the lib was builded and all
    these files tests almost every aspect of the lib.

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    technical about
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  some techniques of the modernc++-design-book written by
  andrei alexandrescu are used in this code, for example the
  compiletimechecker. more information to this (excellent) book is
  available on

    http://moderncppdesign.com/

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    installation
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  just use invoke the header files as you want and then use it.
  its recommended to run the tests first to see if everything
  works fine, smooth and correct.

  possible targets for the makefile are displayed by

    make help

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    tested compiler
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  these compilers do work and were tested:

    gcc 3.2.3    (linux)
    icc 7.1      (linux)
    mipspro 7.30 (irix)
    icl 7.0      (win32)
    mingw 3.3    (win32)

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    authors
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  mathias gumz   <gumz at cs.uni-magdeburg.de>
  steven bergner <sbergner at cs.uni-magdeburg.de>