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-Please refer to the directory Documentation/.
+IMPORTANT:
 
-To generate the pretty-printed docs, do a:
+if you have downloaded a
+
+       *.pre*
+
+version, then this is version is *not* meant for producing nice output
+(but to keep your patchsets up to date). It might not even compile.
+
+====================
+
+Please refer to the directory Documentation/ for the real doco.
+
+To generate the pretty-printed docs, you have to run configure first,
+and then do this:
 
        make doc
 
-in the top-level dir
\ No newline at end of file
+You can also simply read the .pod sources. It is ASCII text. For your
+convenience, a copy of the formatted INSTALL instructions are in
+the toplevel directory, as INSTALL.text 
+
+
+======================
+
+NOTE:
+
+LilyPond is a long way from finished and polished. I do appreciate
+criticism, comments, bugreports, patches, etc. Please send e-mail to
+me,
+
+       hanwen@stack.nl
+
+Have fun!
+
+======================
+