X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=README.txt;h=4eed4cb48e0867cb7b7cd59974983b2eb9ece453;hb=e7d84e6728ecfdf74d8f214486a29c2aca199819;hp=9f0019d9f0e1e30324d3fb3ead45d72dc1eb48cc;hpb=0f7b7e90fb80f52206e3bca71357eb2a4d481235;p=lilypond.git diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt index 9f0019d9f0..4eed4cb48e 100644 --- a/README.txt +++ b/README.txt @@ -7,7 +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 @@ -16,85 +16,86 @@ 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 -documentation +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. Refer to INSTALL.txt for information on how to make the + HTML documentation. - * use `.html'. Point your browser to + * 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/tex/ dvi + make -C Documentation/user/ dvi + + You need a working LilyPond binary to create the DVI sources . * use ASCII. Do using - make -C Documentation/ + make doc -comments +Comments ======== LilyPond is a long way from finished and polished. We do appreciate -criticism, comments, bugreports, patches, etc. +criticism, comments, bugreports, patches, etc., but please, 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 . For help and questions -use and . Please -consult the faq before mailing your problems. +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.