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+# 2Geom: easy 2D graphics library
+
+## What is this?
+
+2Geom is a C++ 2D geometry library geared towards robust processing of
+computational geometry data associated with vector graphics. The primary
+design consideration is ease of use and clarity. It is dual-licensed
+under LGPL 2.1 and MPL 1.1.
+
+The library is descended from a set of geometric routines present in
+Inkscape, a vector graphics editor based around the Scalable Vector
+Graphics format, the most widespread vector graphics interchange format
+on the Web and a W3C Recommendation. Due to this legacy, not all parts
+of the API form a coherent whole (yet).
+
+Rendering is outside the scope of this library, and it is assumed
+something like libcairo or similar is employed for this.  2geom
+concentrates on higher level algorithms and geometric computations.
+
+
+## Features List
+
+* C++ 17
+* Functional programming style.
+* Points
+* Efficient affine transformations
+* Rectangles
+* Convex Hulls
+* Bounded error
+* General purpose paths:
+  + Exact elliptical arcs
+  + Area
+  + Centroid and bending moments
+* Path Locations:
+  + Determination of special spots (e.g. maximum curvature)
+  + Splitting
+  + Point, tangent, curvature at location
+  + Efficient arc length and inverse arc length
+* Path algebra:
+  + Computations such as offset curves can be written with their mathematical definition
+    and still get a bounded error, efficient curve. (preliminary trials indicate offset
+    done this way out performs the method used in Inkscape)
+* Arbitrary distortion (with bounded error):
+  + Mesh distorts
+  + Computational distorts such as the GIMP's 'vortex' plugin
+  + 3d mapping (perspective, flag, sphere)
+* Exact boolean ops (elliptic arcs remain elliptic arcs)
+* Efficient 2d database
+* Implicit function plotting
+* NURBs input and output
+* Tunable path simplification
+* PDoF constraint system for CAD/CAGD
+
+
+## Dependencies
+
+To build 2Geom, you will need:
+
+* C++ 17
+* [Boost](http://www.boost.org/) (headers only)
+* [glib](https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GLib)
+* [GNU Scientific Library](http://www.gnu.org/software/gsl/)
+* [double-conversion](https://github.com/google/double-conversion)
+* [cairo](https://www.cairographics.org/)
+* [Ragel](http://www.colm.net/open-source/ragel/) (if you want to modify the SVG path parser)
+* [GTK+ 2](http://www.gtk.org/) (for demo programs)
+
+
+## Building
+
+2Geom uses CMake as the build and configuration system. To build, type:
+
+    mkdir build && cd build
+    cmake ..
+    make
+
+To run tests and performance tests:
+
+    make test
+    make perf
+    
+**Note**: Tests are disabled by default. To enable tests pass `-D2GEOM_TESTING=ON` to `cmake` command.  
+
+Also check out some of the interactive programs in src/toys.
+
+Documentation is generated from source comments using Doxygen.
+Run `doxygen` in the project root to generate documentation in
+`doc/html`.
+
+
+## API / ABI Stability
+
+Version 1.0 of 2Geom marks its first official release.  With this
+release the library's API/ABI is considered stable:
+
+ * All public APIs will not be renamed or have their parameters changed
+   without providing backwards-compatible aliases.
+
+ * New functionality added to these APIs will not change their meaning
+   or fundamental behaviors.
+
+ * If an API needs to be removed or replaced, it will be declared
+   deprecated but will remain in the API until the next major version.
+   Warnings will be issued when the deprecated method is called.
+
+ * We'll only break backwards compatibility of these APIs if a bug or
+   security hole makes it completely unavoidable.
+
+Improvements that would break the API/ABI will be noted in our bug
+tracker, for a future release.
+
+2Geom does not follow Semantic Versioning. Instead, version numbers
+match major Inkscape release versions.
+
+
+## Further information
+
+Communications related to 2Geom development happen on a
+[SourceForge mailing list](https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lib2geom-devel).
+
+The primary user of 2Geom is [Inkscape](https://inkscape.org/en/).
+API-breaking changes to 2Geom will require corresponding changes to
+Inkscape.