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+ One approach to solve a constraint satisfaction problem (CSP) using
+an Ising model or a QUBO, is to map each individual constraint in
+the CSP to a "small" Ising model or QUBO. This mapping is called
+a penalty model.
+
+ Imagine that we want to map an AND clause to a QUBO. In other words,
+we want the solutions to the QUBO (the solutions that minimize the
+energy) to be exactly the valid configurations of an AND gate. Let z =
+AND(x_1, x_2).
+
+
+ Optional building mode set with environment variables:
+ - TESTS=yes, performs tests. Requires: dimod, python3-numpy,
+ networkx, python3-scipy, homebase, lapack.