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+## Compiling cargo
+
+Firstly you will need to get cargo's dependencies, which are just git submodules.
+
+```
+$ git submodule init
+$ git submodule upgrade
+```
+Then it's as simple as ```make && make install```.
+
 ## Porcelain
 
 ### cargo-compile