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 # tipsy_tools
 A collection of tools to manipulate/convert tipsy files
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+Build Instruction:
+On later versions of Ubuntu, building with make may fail with the error "No rule to make target '/usr/include/sys/types.h'." In that case, run:
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+sudo apt install libc6-dev-i386
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+and then make again.