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@@ -4,38 +4,23 @@ C++ SQL Parser for Hyrise
 This is a SQL Parser for C++. It parses the given SQL query into C++ objects.
 It is developed for integration in hyrise (https://github.com/hyrise/hyrise), but can be used in other environments as well.
 
-### Links
-
-* [General Usage](#general-usage)
-* [License](#license)
-* [Contributers](#contributers)
-* [Working Syntax Examples](docs/syntax.md)
-* [Known Issues](docs/issues.md)
-* [Developer Documentation](docs/documentation.md)
-* [Integration in Hyrise](docs/integration.md)
-
 In March 2015 we've also written a short paper outlining discussing some development details and the integration into our database Hyrise. You can find the paper [here](http://torpedro.com/paper/HyriseSQL-03-2015.pdf).
 
+### Usage
 
-### General Usage
+To use the SQL parser in your own projects you simply have to follow these few steps. The only requirement for is GCC 4.8+. Older versions of GCC probably also work, but are untested.
+
+ 1. Download the latest release
+ 2. Compile the library `make` to create `libsqlparser.so`
+ 3. Run the tests `make test` to make sure everything worked
+ 4. Include the `SQLParser.h` from `src/` and link the library in your project
+
+### Development
 
 **Prerequisites:**
 * [bison](https://www.gnu.org/software/bison/) (tested with v3.0.2)
 * [flex](http://flex.sourceforge.net/) (tested with v2.5.5)
 
-The parser library code is created in `build/`. To create the full parser code run 
-```
-make build
-````
-
-   
-To use the SQL Parser in your own code, you need to include `SQLParser.h` and build+link all the source files from the parser within your project. See [`hyrise/src/lib/access/sql/SQLQueryParser.cpp`](https://github.com/hyrise/hyrise/blob/master/src/lib/access/sql/SQLQueryParser.cpp) for how it's used in Hyrise.
-
-**Important:** Run tests and add tests for new features.
-```
-make test
-```
-
 ### Contributers
 
 The following people contributed to HYRISE sql-parser in various forms.
@@ -43,11 +28,16 @@ The following people contributed to HYRISE sql-parser in various forms.
 * Pedro Flemming ([@torpedro](https://github.com/torpedro))
 * David Schwalb ([@schwald](https://github.com/schwald))
 
-
 #### How to contribute
 
 We strongly encourage you to contribute to this project! If you want to contribute to this project there are several options. If you've noticed a bug or would like an improvement let us know by creating a [new issue](https://github.com/hyrise/sql-parser/issues). If you want to develop a new feature yourself or just improve the quality of the system, feel free to fork the reposistory and implement your changes. Open a pull request as soon as your done and we will look over it. If we think it's good then your pull request will be merged into this repository.
 
+### Documenation
+
+* [Working Syntax Examples](docs/syntax.md)
+* [Known Issues](docs/issues.md)
+* [Developer Documentation](docs/documentation.md)
+* [Integration in Hyrise](docs/integration.md)
 
 ### License