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-SAT-Solver
+This is libsolv, a free package dependency solver using a satisfiability
+algorithm.
 
-Using a Satisfyability Solver to compute package dependencies.
+This code is based on two major, but independent, blocks:
 
-See http://idea.opensuse.org/content/ideas/fast-installation-tool
-for the motivation.
-
-
-This code is based on two major, but independent, blocks
-
-1. Using a dictionary approach to store and retrieve package
-   and dependency information.
-   
-2. Using satisfyability, a well known and researched topic, for
-   computing package dependencies.
+ 1. Using a dictionary approach to store and retrieve package
+    and dependency information.
 
+ 2. Using satisfiability, a well known and researched topic, for
+    resolving package dependencies.
 
 Google for 'sat solver' to get links to the theory behind it.
-http://del.icio.us/kkaempf/solver gives a collection of bookmarks
-related to this topic.
-
-Some research papers are in doc/pdf.
-
-Everything else is below doc.
 
-Please subscribe to zypp-devel@opensuse.org for any questions.
+Supported package formats:
+  - rpm/rpm5
+  - deb
+  - arch linux
+  - haiku
+
+Supported repository formats:
+  - rpmmd (primary, filelists, comps, deltainfo/presto, updateinfo)
+  - susetags, suse product formats
+  - mandriva/mageia (synthesis, info, files)
+  - arch linux
+  - red carpet helix format
+  - haiku
+
+Requires: cmake 2.4.x
+
+mkdir build
+cd build
+cmake ..
+make
+
+To create a package:
+make srcpackage
+see package/