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-===============================================
- A package that contains tools to maintain Bob
-===============================================
+.. image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/docs-stable-yellow.svg
+   :target: https://www.idiap.ch/software/bob/docs/bob/bob.devtools/stable/index.html
+.. image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/docs-latest-orange.svg
+   :target: https://www.idiap.ch/software/bob/docs/bob/bob.devtools/master/index.html
+.. image:: https://gitlab.idiap.ch/bob/bob.devtools/badges/master/build.svg
+   :target: https://gitlab.idiap.ch/bob/bob.devtools/commits/master
+.. image:: https://gitlab.idiap.ch/bob/bob.devtools/badges/master/coverage.svg
+   :target: https://gitlab.idiap.ch/bob/bob.devtools/commits/master
+.. image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/gitlab-project-0000c0.svg
+   :target: https://gitlab.idiap.ch/bob/bob.devtools
+.. image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/bob.devtools.svg
+   :target: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/bob.devtools
+
+
+==================================
+ Bob/BEAT Development Tools (bdt)
+==================================
 
 This package is part of the signal-processing and machine learning toolbox
-Bob_. It provides tools to help maintain Bob_.
+Bob_ and the BEAT_ framework. It provides tools to help maintain Bob_ and
+BEAT_ packages through Gitlab and conda_.
 
 
 Installation
 ------------
 
-This package needs to be installed in a conda environment. To install
-this package, run::
+You can install this package via conda_, simply pointing to our stable or beta
+channels::
 
-  $ conda env create -f env.yml
-  $ conda activate bdt
-  (bdt) $ buildout
-  (bdt) $ ./bin/bdt --help
-  ...
+  $ conda create -n bdt -c https://www.idiap.ch/software/bob/conda bob.devtools
+  # or, for beta releases:
+  $ conda create -n bdt -c https://www.idiap.ch/software/bob/conda/label/beta bob.devtools
 
-To build the documentation, just do::
+We provide packages for both 64-bit Linux and MacOS. Once installed, you can
+use these tools within the created environment like this::
 
-  (bdt) $ ./bin/sphinx-build doc sphinx
+  $ conda activate bdt
+  (bdt) $ bdt --help
 
 
 Contact
@@ -33,5 +48,7 @@ development `mailing list`_.
 
 
 .. Place your references here:
+.. _conda: https://conda.io
 .. _bob: https://www.idiap.ch/software/bob
+.. _beat: https://www.idiap.ch/software/beat
 .. _mailing list: https://www.idiap.ch/software/bob/discuss