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+# The Ethereum EVM JIT
+
+EVM JIT is a library for just-in-time compilation of Ethereum EVM code.
+It can be used to substitute classic interpreter-like EVM Virtual Machine in Ethereum client.
+
+## Build
+
+### Linux / Ubuntu
+
+1. Install llvm-3.5-dev package
+  1. For Ubuntu 14.04 using LLVM deb packages source: http://llvm.org/apt
+  2. For Ubuntu 14.10 using Ubuntu packages
+2. Build library with cmake
+  1. `mkdir build && cd $_`
+  2. `cmake .. && make`
+3. Install library
+  1. `sudo make install`
+  2. `sudo ldconfig`
+  
+### OSX
+
+1. Install llvm35
+  1. `brew install llvm35 --disable-shared --HEAD`
+2. Build library with cmake
+  1. `mkdir build && cd $_`
+  2. `cmake -DLLVM_DIR=/usr/local/lib/llvm-3.5/share/llvm/cmake .. && make`
+3. Install library
+  1. `make install` (with admin rights?)
+  
+### Windows
+
+Ask me.
+  
+