- )
-
This is the toplevel README to LilyPond
***************************************
using a high level description file as input. LilyPond is part of the
GNU Project.
-versioning
+Versioning
==========
LilyPond uses a versioning scheme similar to the Linux kernel. In a
production, please use the latest stable version. Development versions
may not produce good or nice scores.
-requirements
+Requirements
============
For the compilation and running of LilyPond you need some additional
NOTE: If you downloaded a binary (.rpm or a W95/NT .zip file), then
you don't have to compile LilyPond.
-installation
+Installation
============
For your convenience, a formatted copy of the INSTALL instructions
are in the toplevel directory, as INSTALL.txt
- The process is fairly straightforward, but chances are that you have
-to specify directories for TeX to `configure': this is done with the
-options `--enable-tex-dir' and `--enable-mf-dir'
-
-documentation
+Documentation
=============
The real documentation is the directory Documentation/
make -C Documentation/tex/ dvi
* use ASCII. Do using
-
make -C Documentation/
- The tutorial and the reference manual can not be made in ASCII, as
- they contain graphics.
-comments
+Comments
========
LilyPond is a long way from finished and polished. We do appreciate
Please send your e-mail to one of the MAILING LISTS
- and _not_ to us personally. See `Documentation/links.yo' for more
+ and _not_ to us personally. See `Documentation/mail.texi' for more
info.
-windows 32
+Windows 32
==========
If you have received this file as part of a DOS/Window32 distribution
-(LilyPond-*.zip), then it is advisable to also download the source
+(`LilyPond-*.zip'), then it is advisable to also download the source
package, since it might contain more documentation
`ftp://ftp.cs.uu.nl/pub/GNU/LilyPond/'
If you decide to build LilyPond from source, please read the
INSTALL.txt document first, especially the Windows NT/95 section.
-caveats
+Caveats
=======
- * Please read the file BUGS for some ugly bugs.
-
- * If you have installed a previous version, be sure to remove old
-font files, eg
+ If you have installed a previous version, be sure to remove old font
+files, eg.,
rm `find /var/lib/texmf/fonts -name 'feta*'`
a script to do this for you is in `buildscripts/clean-fonts.sh'
-bugs
+Bugs
====
- Send bug reports to bug-gnu-music@gnu.org. For help and questions
-use help-gnu-music@gnu.org and gnu-music-discuss@gnu.org. Please
-consult the faq before mailing your problems.
+ Send bug reports to <bug-gnu-music@gnu.org>. For help and questions
+use <help-gnu-music@gnu.org> and <gnu-music-discuss@gnu.org>. Please
+consult the FAQ and installation instructions before mailing your
+problems.
-cdrom distributions
+CDROM distributions
===================
if you have received LilyPond on a cdrom, chances are that