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-# Doxygen Tools for SCons
-
-## Introduction
-
-[SCons](http://www.scons.org) is a build framework originally for C, C++, Fortran, and D builds. It has
-though a tools (think plugin) architecture that allows tools to be built for other language builds. This
-repository contains a tool for building Doxygen documentation.
-
-## Licence
-
-This software is provided by the SCons Foundation under the [LGPL v2.1
-licence](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/lgpl-2.1.html)
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+Doxygen Tools for SCons
+=======================
+
+Introduction
+------------
+
+`SCons <http://www.scons.org>`__ is a build framework originally for C,
+C++, Fortran, and D builds. It has though a tools (think plugin)
+architecture that allows tools to be built for other language builds.
+This repository contains a tool for building Doxygen documentation.
+
+Licence
+-------
+
+This software is provided by the SCons Foundation under the `LGPL v2.1
+licence <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/lgpl-2.1.html>`__