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+# OpenVic-Dataloader
+Repo for the OpenVic-Dataloader for [OpenVic](https://github.com/OpenVicProject/OpenVic)
+
+## Quickstart Guide
+For detailed instructions, view the OpenVic Contributor Quickstart Guide [here](https://github.com/OpenVicProject/OpenVic/blob/master/docs/contribution-quickstart-guide.md)
+
+## Required
+* [scons](https://scons.org/)
+
+## Build Instructions
+1. Install [scons](https://scons.org/) for your system.
+2. Run the command `git submodule update --init --recursive` to retrieve all related submodules.
+3. Run `scons build_ovdl_library=yes` in the project root, you should see a libopenvic-dataloader file in `bin`.
+
+## Link Instructions
+1. Call `ovdl_env = SConscript("openvic-dataloader/SConstruct")`
+2. Use the values stored in the `ovdl_env.openvic_dataloader` to link and compile against:
+
+| Variable Name | Description | Correlated ENV variable |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| `LIBPATH` | Library path list | `env["LIBPATH"]` |
+| `LIBS` | Library files names in the library paths | `env["LIBS"]` |
+| `INCPATH` | Library include files | `env["CPPPATH"]` |