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diff --git a/libraries/htslib/README b/libraries/htslib/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..de684e9028 --- /dev/null +++ b/libraries/htslib/README @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +Prior to the introduction of HTSlib, SAMtools and BCFtools were distributed +in a single samtools-0.1.x package. +This old version remains available from SBo as samtools-legacy + +HTSlib has been distributed as a separate package to facilitate the writing +of programs against the HTSlib API. HTSlib also provides the bgzip, htsfile, +and tabix utilities, so the installation of HTSlib provides these utilities as well. |