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ctest -j 8
ninja install

If you wish the installed files to be symbolic links to your build
directory, set the `CMAKE_INSTALL_MODE` environment variable first:
(e.g.: `export CMAKE_INSTALL_MODE=ABS_SYMLINK`) - this is mainly
useful for testing changes to the library without re-running `ninja
install`); for changes to the C source, you'll still need to re-run
`ninja install`. Also, you may need to set the options `-DINSTALL_QLF`
and `-DINSTALL_PROLOG_SRC`.

### Upgrading

In most cases the following should update an installed system to the
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