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 # reflection library
+
+### build + install
+```
+$ cd reflect
+$ mkdir build
+$ cd build
+$ cmake -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=${INSTALL_PREFIX} -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${INSTALL_PREFIX} ..
+$ make
+$ make install
+```
+
+### build for unit test coverage
+```
+$ cd refcnt
+$ mkdir build-ccov
+$ cd build-ccov
+$ cmake -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=${INSTALL_PREFIX} -DCODE_COVERAGE=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug ..
+```