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 # Compiling for SVE
 
+When compiling on AARCH64 machine with support for either of the SVE flags, it will be detected and applied automatically.
+
 The following cmake variables can be set in order to target Arm's Scalable
 Vector Extension. They are listed in ascending order of strength, with cmake
 detecting whether the feature is available in the compiler and falling back to