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+# Pattern making program
+
+* Author [**Roman Telezhynskyi**]([email protected]) 
+* Copyright © 2013-2019 Valentina project  
+* Valentina Web page: https://valentinaproject.bitbucket.io/
+* Wiki: https://wiki.valentinaproject.org    
+* Valentina main repository: https://bitbucket.org/dismine/valentina/overview    
+* Forum http://valentinaproject.forumotion.me/    
+* PPA for Ubuntu (develop): https://launchpad.net/~dismine/+archive/valentina-dev    
+* Help translate https://www.transifex.com/organization/valentina    
+
+___
+
+## Valentina
+
+**Valentina** is a cross-platform patternmaking program which allows designers 
+to create and model patterns of clothing. This software allows pattern 
+creation, using either standard sizing tables or an individual’s set of 
+measurements. It blends new technologies with traditional methods to create 
+a unique pattern making tool. 
+
+## Compiling Valentina
+
+**Prerequisites:**
+
+   * Qt 5.4.0 or later (On Unix development packages needed)   
+   * Mercurial (only for working with repository)   
+   * On **Unix**:     
+     - g++ 4.8 or clang 3.4
+     - xpdf package (tool pdftops).    
+   * On **Windows**:   
+     - MinGW  
+     - Xpdf is an open source viewer for Portable Document Format (PDF) 
+     files. Website http://www.foolabs.com/xpdf/. Put tool pdftops.exe 
+     in the same directory with Valentina's binary file.
+
+The installed toolchains have to match the one Qt was compiled with.
+
+You can build Valentina with:
+
+    cd $SOURCE_DIRECTORY\build
+    qmake ..\Valentina.pro -r CONFIG+=noDebugSymbols CONFIG+=no_ccache
+    make (or mingw32-make or nmake or jom, depending on your platform)
+
+> [!NOTE]
+> On some platforms e.g. Fedora, all Qt-tools come as qmake-qt5 etc. In this case you should install qtchooser. This wrapper resolves the Qt version with respect to QT_SELECT. So run: 
+
+    export QT_SELECT=5
+
+    prior to qmake. You will not come along with just using qmake-qt5
+    here.
+
+
+> [!Note]
+>In order to build and use Valentina, the PATH environment variable needs to be extended:
+
+**PATH**: To locate qmake, moc and other Qt tools. This is done by adding `C:\Qt\%VERSION%\bin` to the *PATH* variable.
+
+For newer versions of Windows, PATH can be extended through: 
+`Control Panel -> System -> Advanced -> Environment variables menu.`
+
+You may also need to ensure that the locations of your compiler and 
+other build tools are listed in the PATH variable. This will depend on 
+your choice of software development environment.
+
+**Unix systems:**
+Default prefix for command `make install` is `/usr`. For using another 
+prefix build with qmake command:
+
+`qmake PREFIX=/usr/local PREFIX_LIB=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu Valentina.pro -r CONFIG+=noDebugSymbols CONFIG+=no_ccache`
+
+where `/usr/local` is a new prefix for installation binary files and `/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu` is new prefix for install libraries.
+
+___
+
+## LICENSING
+
+**Valentina** is free software. You can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+Valentina is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+See [LICENSE_GPL.txt](./LICENSE_GPL.txt) file for further information
+
+*Other components released under:*
+* QMuParser - BSD license
+* VPropertyExplorer - LGPLv2.1 license