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-@settitle This is the toplevel README to LilyPond
-@node Top, , ,
+@settitle Toplevel README
+
+
+@node Top
@top
-@chapter This is the toplevel README to LilyPond
+@chapter Toplevel README
LilyPond is a music typesetter. It produces beautiful sheet music
-using a high level description file as input. LilyPond is part of
-the GNU Project.
+using a description file as input. LilyPond is part of the GNU
+Project.
@section Versioning
-LilyPond uses a versioning scheme similar to the Linux kernel. In a
-version "x.y.z", an even second number 'y' denotes a stable version.
-For development versions 'y' is odd. So, in theory, version 1.2 is stable,
-which means that there are no glaring errors in it. In practice 1.2.x is also
-unmaintained.
-
-1.3.x is in healthy development: lots of problems turn up, but they're
-fixed quickly. Therefore we recommend you try 1.2.x, if you have any
-problem with it, upgrade to the latest 1.3.x release.
+LilyPond uses a versioning scheme that easily identifies stable and
+development releases. In a version "x.y.z", an even second number 'y'
+denotes a stable version. For development versions 'y' is odd.
-@section Requirements
+@section Downloading
-For the compilation and running of LilyPond you need some additional
-packages. Please refer to the installation instructions.
+The primary download site for sourcecode is
+@uref{http://lilypond.org/download/}.
-NOTE: If you downloaded a binary (.rpm or a W95/NT .zip file),
-you don't have to compile LilyPond.
+@section Compilation
-@section Installation
-
-For your convenience, a formatted copy of the INSTALL instructions are
-in the toplevel directory, as INSTALL.txt
+For compiling and running LilyPond see the installation instructions.
+These instructions can be found when you unpack lilypond, as
+@file{lilypond-x.y.z/INSTALL.txt}. They are also available on the web
+at
+@uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/topdocs/INSTALL.html}.
@section Documentation
-The real documentation is the directory Documentation/
-
-If you want to read the documentation online, these are options:
-@itemize @bullet
-
-@item use HTML. Refer to INSTALL.txt for information
-on how to make the HTML documentation.
-
-@item use HTML. Point your browser to
-@uref{http://www.cs.uu.nl/~hanwen/lilypond/index.html}.
-@item use @file{.dvi}, for the tutorial and reference manual. Do
-
-@example
- make -C Documentation/user/ dvi
-@end example
+The documentation is available online at
+@uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/}.
-You need a working LilyPond binary to create the DVI and HTML sources.
-
-@item use ASCII. Do
-using @example
- make doc
-@end example
-
-@end itemize
+You can also build it locally: follow the instructions under `Building
+documentation' in the installation instructions.
@section Comments
-LilyPond is a long way from finished and polished. We do appreciate
-criticism, comments, bugreports, patches, etc., but please,
-@example
+Send your criticism, comments, bugreports, patches, etc. to the mailing
+list, not to us personally.
- Please send your e-mail to one of the MAILING LISTS
-
-@end example
+@html
+<a name="mailing-lists">
+@end html
-and @emph{not} to us personally. We have the following mailing lists:
+We have the following mailing lists:
@itemize @bullet
-@item @uref{http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-gnu-music,info-gnu-music@@gnu.org}
-is a low-volume list for information on the GNU Music project.
- This list is moderated; ask
+@item @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-lilypond,info-lilypond@@gnu.org}
+is a low-volume list for information on LilyPond project.
+ This list is moderated; ask
@email{drl@@gnu.org, David R. Linn} or
- @email{hanwen@@cs.uu.nl, Han-Wen} to send announcements for this list.
-@item @uref{http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-gnu-music,help-gnu-music@@gnu.org}
- For help with using LilyPond.
-@item @uref{http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-gnu-music,bug-gnu-music@@gnu.org}
-If you have bugreports, you should send them to this list.
-@end itemize
+ @email{hanwen@@xs4all.nl, Han-Wen} to send announcements for this
+list.
+@item
+@uref{http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-devel,lilypond-devel@@gnu.org}
+ for discussions about developing LilyPond, in particular the unstable series.
-@section Windows 32
+@item @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user,lilypond-user@@gnu.org}
+ for discussions about using LilyPond, in particular the stable series.
-If you have received this file as part of a DOS/Window32 distribution
-(@file{LilyPond-*.zip}), it is advisable to also download the
-source package, since it might contain more documentation
-@uref{ftp://ftp.cs.uu.nl/pub/GNU/LilyPond/}
+@item @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-lilypond,bug-lilypond@@gnu.org}
+for sending bugreports.
-If you decide to build LilyPond from source, please read the INSTALL.txt
-document first, especially the Windows NT/95 section.
-
-@section Caveats
-
-If you have installed a previous version, be sure to remove old font
-files, eg.,
-@example
-rm `find /var/lib/texmf/fonts -name 'feta*'`
-@end example
+@item @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-auto,lilypond-auto@@gnu.org}
+ for notifications from the issue tracking systems of LilyPond.
+@end itemize
-a script to do this for you is in @file{buildscripts/clean-fonts.sh}
+You can search the lists from our @uref{http://lilypond.org/search,
+searching facilities}.
@section Bugs
-Send bug reports to @email{bug-gnu-music@@gnu.org}. For help and
-questions use @email{help-gnu-music@@gnu.org} and
-@email{gnu-music-discuss@@gnu.org}. Please consult the FAQ and
-installation instructions before mailing your problems.
-
+Send bug reports to @email{bug-lilypond@@gnu.org}. For help and
+questions use @email{lilypond-user@@gnu.org}.
@bye
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