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 # StructureAnalysis
+
+This package provides tools for statistical analysis of the structure of a plant.
+
+> warning::
+> This package in under development, even the master branch is broken
+
+## Install
+
+### Dependencies
+We recommand to use python virtual environments to install the package (conda is a good choice, especialy since conda-only packages are required as dependencies).
+
+Required dependencies available from `conda-forge` channel are :
+- boost
+- scons
+- openalea.deploy
+- openalea.sconsx
+- nose (for tests, only via pip install)
+
+### Doing the development install
+To install the package for developments, you can use the `multisetup.py` script. It will use the `Multisetup` from `openalea.deploy` to compile `stat_tools` and `sequence_analysis` packages.
+
+```bash
+python multisetup.py develop
+```
+
+However, compilation can be a bit long and you may want to install using parallel compilation. To do so, you can use the following sequence (compilation with 4 cores, but you can adapt to your ressources):
+
+```bash
+cd stat_tools
+scons -j4
+pip install -e .
+cd ../sequence_analysis
+scons -j4
+pip install -e .
+cd ..
+```
+
+### After-install issues
+Observed only on OSX (so far), you may need to extend your `LD_LIBRARY_PATH` environment variable to include the path of your newly built libraries:
+```
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/path/to/your/conda/env/:/path/to/StructureAnalysis/stat_tool/:/path/to/StructureAnalysis/sequence_analysis/
+```
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