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-# Reowolf Implementation
+# Reowolf 1.0 Implementation
 
 ## Compilation instructions
+1. Install the latest stable Rust toolchain using Rustup. See https://rustup.rs/ for further instructions.
+2. Run `cargo build --release` to download source dependencies, and compile the library with release-level optimizations. 
+	- The resulting dylib can be found in target/release/, to be used with the header file reowolf.h.
+	- Note: A list of immediate ancestor dependencies is visible in Cargo.toml.
+	- Note: Run `cargo test --release` to run unit tests with release-level optimizations.
 
-1. Install the Rust toolchain, using Rustup. See https://rustup.rs/ for further instructions.
-2. Run `cargo test` to download dependencies, compile the project, and run the tests.
-
+## Structure
+- The user-facing API is visible in src/runtime/connector.rs