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+# Sound Open Firmware
+
+### Status
+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/thesofproject/sof.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/thesofproject/sof)
+
+### Documentation
+
+See [docs](https://thesofproject.github.io/latest/index.html)
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+* Docker
+
+### Build Instructions
+
+1. Run `autogen.sh`
+
+2. Build and install the rimage ELF image creator and signing tool
+
+```
+./configure --enable-rimage
+make
+sudo make install
+```
+
+3. Run the following configure based on your platform.
+
+Baytrail :-
+
+```./configure --with-arch=xtensa --with-platform=baytrail --with-root-dir=$PWD/../xtensa-root/xtensa-byt-elf --host=xtensa-byt-elf```
+
+Cherrytrail :-
+
+```./configure --with-arch=xtensa --with-platform=cherrytrail --with-root-dir=$PWD/../xtensa-root/xtensa-byt-elf --host=xtensa-byt-elf```
+
+Library for Host Platform :-
+If building library for host platform, run the following configure. Please modify
+the --prefix option to choose the directory for installing the library files and
+headers
+
+`./configure --with-arch=host --enable-library=yes --host=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu --prefix=$PWD/../host-root/`
+
+4. `make`
+
+5. `make bin`
+
+End with an example of getting some data out of the system or using it for a little demo
+
+## Running the tests
+
+See [unit testing documentation](https://thesofproject.github.io/latest/developer_guides/unit_tests.html)
+
+## Deployment
+
+Add additional notes about how to deploy this on a live system
+
+## Contributing
+
+TODO?
+
+## License
+
+This project is licensed under the BSD Clause 3 - see the [LICENCE](LICENCE) file for details