X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=README.txt;fp=README.txt;h=ca8e93a48eff8f190dead8dde0fec53e9541b6db;hb=197713ece8bdd52f40ad1d947a0e747085954866;hp=c22267cdb82eb69a7b902d125d0e2328761de7e0;hpb=be3fb5d92584584921e56749eb03146b3e7bc238;p=lilypond.git diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt index c22267cdb8..ca8e93a48e 100644 --- a/README.txt +++ b/README.txt @@ -1,99 +1 @@ - - -This is the toplevel README to LilyPond -*************************************** - - 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. - -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. For using straightforward score -production, please use the latest stable version. Development versions -may not produce good or nice scores. - -Requirements -============ - - For the compilation and running of LilyPond you need some additional -packages. Please refer to the installation instructions. - - NOTE: If you downloaded a binary (.rpm or a W95/NT .zip file), you -don't have to compile LilyPond. - -Installation -============ - - For your convenience, a formatted copy of the INSTALL instructions -are in the toplevel directory, as INSTALL.txt - -Documentation -============= - - The real documentation is the directory Documentation/ - - If you want to read the documentation online, these are options: - * use `.html'. Refer to INSTALL.txt for info on how to make the - .html documentation. - - * use `.html'. Point your browser to - `http://www.cs.uu.nl/~hanwen/lilypond/index.html'. - - * use `.dvi', for the tutorial and reference manual. Do - - make -C Documentation/user/ dvi - - * use ASCII. Do using - make -C doc - - -Comments -======== - - LilyPond is a long way from finished and polished. We do appreciate -criticism, comments, bugreports, patches, etc. - - Please send your e-mail to one of the MAILING LISTS - - and _not_ to us personally. See `Documentation/mail.texi' for more -info. - -Windows 32 -========== - - If you have received this file as part of a DOS/Window32 distribution -(`LilyPond-*.zip'), 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 -======= - - 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 -==== - - Send bug reports to . For help and questions -use and . Please -consult the FAQ and installation instructions before mailing your -problems. - -CDROM distributions -=================== - - If you have received LilyPond on a cdrom, chances are that -development has moved some patchlevels up. Please check the latest -version of LilyPond before reporting bugs. - +gitness