X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=README.txt;h=33f5b31671a352ccb3050bc3c729bb6a16bad48c;hb=d1965f31e75a5e1e9faeb995ef2d37ce5fb3ff85;hp=34ebbcad1367da1257c6257cf031161d3c06ce10;hpb=e4a2733b4c0ab484305dc19fc598d70a9631539b;p=lilypond.git diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt index 34ebbcad13..33f5b31671 100644 --- a/README.txt +++ b/README.txt @@ -1,7 +1,5 @@ - ) - This is the toplevel README to LilyPond *************************************** @@ -9,7 +7,7 @@ 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 @@ -18,26 +16,22 @@ 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 +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), then -you don't have to compile LilyPond. + NOTE: If you downloaded a binary (.rpm or a W95/NT .zip file), 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/ @@ -54,13 +48,10 @@ 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 @@ -68,42 +59,41 @@ criticism, comments, bugreports, patches, etc. 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'), 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 . For help and questions +use and . 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 -development has moved a some patchlevels up. Please check the latest + 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.