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 ##### Build tools
 
-- **GNU C++ compiler**, automake, autoconf, autoconf2.13,
+- **GNU C++** compiler, automake, autoconf, autoconf2.13,
 autoconf-archive, libtool.
 
 - A platform capable of loading dynamic shared objects at runtime is required.