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+# luaqalculator
+This library implmenets some glue between libqalculate and lua, which is used for my bot's calculate function.
+Calling this library a "binding" would probably be a mistake seeing that it simply isn't a binding, but rather a thing library that allows calling the "CalculateAndPrint" function from lua.
+That being said, it's more than enough for my particular use case.
+
+# Building
+To make everything to compile with as few steps as possible you will need `make`, `g++`, `libqalculate` and `lua5.2` (which is the default target). 
+
+Once you have all of the above, simply type `make` and it will produce the needed `libqalcaulator.so` library. 
+If you wish to compile against a different version, simply change the variable `LUA_VERSION` in the makefile to the one you need.
+
+# Usage
+
+```lua
+qalc = require("libqalculator")
+print(qalc.qalc("sin(3 rad)")) -- Approximate mode (will return an interval with approximate values)
+print(qalc.qalc("sin(3 rad)", true)) -- Exact mode (will return "sin(3 rad)" to avoid approximation)
+```
+
+# License
+
+This project is licensed under the MIT license (located in the `LICENSE` file)