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+# OpenVic-Simulation
+Repo of the OpenVic-Simulation Library 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` in the project root, you should see a openvic-simulation.headless file in `bin`.
+
+## Link Instructions
+1. Call `ovsim_env = SConscript("openvic-simulation/SConstruct")`
+2. Use the values stored in the `ovsim_env.openvic_simulation` 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"]`          |