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+# julia
+
+This branch uses [julia](https://julialang.org). It is tested under version 1.10.4.
+
+The required julia packages are listed in `mt-kahypar/partition/refinement/spectral/solvers/julia/dependencies.txt`.
+
+# K-SpecPart dependencies
+
 To use spectral refinement, you'll need the following steps to install the dependencies to a local folder (just follow the respective official instructions for installation with root):
 
-# spdlog
+## spdlog
 
  - `git clone --branch v1.8.1 https://github.com/gabime/spdlog.git spdlog-1.8.1`
  - install via `cmake` with install prefix
 
-# lemon
+## lemon
 
  - download from https://lemon.cs.elte.hu/trac/lemon
  - install via `cmake` with install prefix
 
-# or-tools
+## or-tools
 
  - `git clone https://github.com/google/or-tools`
  - install via `cmake` with install prefix and `BUILD_DEPS=ON`
 
-# boost
+## boost
 
  - download from https://www.boost.org/users/history/version_1_80_0.html
  - install with `bootstrap.sh --prefix=/install/prefix/`and `b2 install`
 
-# tcl
+## tcl
 
  - download from http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/tcl/tcl8.6.14-src.tar.gz
  - installation:
@@ -33,22 +41,22 @@ ln -s tclsh8.6 tclsh
 chmod +x tclsh
 ```
 
-# swig
+## swig
 
  - download from https://swig.org/svn.html
  - install via `autogen.sh`, `configure` (with install prefix) and `make`
 
-# bison
+## bison
 
  - download from http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bison/bison-3.8.tar.gz
  - install via `configure` with install prefix and `make`
 
-# flex
+## flex
 
  - download from https://github.com/westes/flex/files/981163/flex-2.6.4.tar.gz
  - install via `configure` with install prefix and `make`
 
-# openroad
+## openroad
 
  - download from https://github.com/juliannz/TritonPart_OpenROAD.git
  - installation:
@@ -58,16 +66,16 @@ rm /install/prefix/bin/openroad
 ln build/src/openroad /install/prefix/bin/openroad
 ```
 
-# GKlib
+## GKlib
 
  - download from https://github.com/KarypisLab/GKlib
  - install via `make` with install prefix
 
-# METIS
+## METIS
  - download from https://github.com/KarypisLab/METIS
  - install via `make` with install prefix
 
-# hmetis
+## hmetis
 
  - download from http://glaros.dtc.umn.edu/gkhome/fetch/sw/hmetis/hmetis-1.5-linux.tar.gz
  - installation:
@@ -78,7 +86,7 @@ cd /install/prefix/bin
 chmod +x hmetis khmetis shmetis
 ```
 
-# ilp_partitioner
+## ilp_partitioner
 
  - `git clone https://github.com/juliannz/ilp_partitioner.git`
  - `cmake .. -DILP_USE_CPLEX=OFF -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/install/prefix/`
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