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@settitle Toplevel README
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@chapter Toplevel README
-LilyPond is a music typesetter. It produces beautiful sheet music
-using a description file as input. LilyPond is part of the GNU
+LilyPond is a music typesetter. It produces beautiful sheet music
+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.
+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 Downloading
The primary download site for sourcecode is
-@uref{ftp://ftp.lilypond.org/pub/LilyPond/}.
-
-If you have a slow connection, then you are advised to use
-@uref{http://sourceforge.net/projects/xdelta/,xdelta} for patching
-source archives; Xdelta (@file{.xd}) files are supplied on the FTP site.
+@uref{http://lilypond.org/download/}.
@section Compilation
-For compiling and running LilyPond please refer to 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/Documentation/topdocs/out-www/INSTALL.html}.
-
-NOTE: If you downloaded a binary (@file{.rpm}) or use the Cygwin
-@file{setup.exe} program, then you don't have to compile LilyPond.
-
+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/v2.10/Documentation/topdocs/INSTALL.html}.
@section Documentation
The documentation is available online at
-@uref{http://www.lilypond.org/Documentation/out-www/index.html}.
+@uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/}.
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 so we appreciate your criticism,
-comments, bugreports, patches, etc. Please send them to the mailing
+Send your criticism, comments, bugreports, patches, etc. to the mailing
list, not to us personally.
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@itemize @bullet
@item @uref{http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-lilypond,info-lilypond@@gnu.org}
-is a low-volume list for information on the GNU Music project.
+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
+ @email{hanwen@@xs4all.nl, Han-Wen} to send announcements for this
list.
@item
@uref{http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-devel,lilypond-devel@@gnu.org}
- for discussions about developing lilypond, in particular the unstable series.
+ for discussions about developing LilyPond, in particular the unstable series.
@item @uref{http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user,lilypond-user@@gnu.org}
- for discussions about using lilypond, in particular the stable series.
+ for discussions about using LilyPond, in particular the stable series.
@item @uref{http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-lilypond,bug-lilypond@@gnu.org}
-for bugrepots; if you have one, you should send it to this list.
+for sending bugreports.
@item @uref{http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-cvs,lilypond-cvs@@gnu.org}
- for commit messages in CVS development. This is a high-volume moderated
- list.
+ for log files from the
+autobuild.
@end itemize
-You can search the lists from the following page:
-@uref{http://lilypond.org/search, searching facilities}.
-
-@section Caveats
-
-If you have installed a previous version, be sure to remove old font
-files, e.g.,
-@example
- rm `find /var/lib/texmf/fonts -name 'feta*'`
-@end example
-a script to do this for you is left
-@file{buildscripts/out/clean-fonts}.
+You can search the lists from our @uref{http://lilypond.org/search,
+searching facilities}.
@section Bugs
Send bug reports to @email{bug-lilypond@@gnu.org}. For help and
-questions use @email{lilypond-user@@gnu.org}. Please consult the
-documentation before mailing your problems.
+questions use @email{lilypond-user@@gnu.org}.
@bye