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 The current implementation offers a set of elementary tests to check that the original FORTRAN code can be compiled and executed on a limited set of pre-defined input data. The functionality of this initial stage can be verified by cloning the gitLab repository on a local machine and building the binaries from the `src` folder.
 
-*NOTE:* The building process requires a working installation of the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC), of the GNU FORTRAN compiler (gfortran) and of the GNU make builder.
+*NOTE:* The building process requires a working installation of the GNU Compiler Collection (`gcc`), of the GNU FORTRAN compiler (`gfortran`) and of the GNU `make` builder.