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+# UGUI
+
+Immediate mode ui library for C3. (Name subject to change).
+
+This repo contains the library itself, a renderer based on SLD3's new GPU API and a test program.
+The library is located at `lib/ugui.c3l`.
+
+The layout algorithm is similar to flexbox. A graphical description of the layout algorithm is located in the [LAYOUT](lib/ugui.c3l/LAYOUT) file. The structure of the library is (was) described in the [ARCHITECTURE](ARCHITECTURE.md) file, most of it is now irrelevant and will be updated in the future.
+
+## Dependencies
+
+* `shaderc` for `glslc`
+* `c3c` version >0.7.5
+* `SDL3`
+* A C compiler
+
+## Building
+
+1. Clone the repo and all dependencies
+```sh
+git clone https://github.com/ma-ale/ugui
+cd ugui
+git submodule update --recursive --init
+```
+
+2. Build libgrapheme
+```sh
+cd lib/grapheme.c3l
+make
+cd ../..
+```
+
+3. Compile libschrift
+```sh
+cd lib/schrift.c3l
+make
+cd ../..
+```
+
+4. Build and run the project
+```sh
+make && build/ugui
+```
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