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 ## Build & Test
 
-You will need [CMake](https://cmake.org/) and a recent C++ compiler. Here follows a guide of how to build and test using the CMake Makefile generator.
+You can optionally build using [CMake](https://cmake.org/). Here is a guide of how to build and test using the CMake Makefile generator.
 
 ```bash
 mkdir build