X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=README.txt;h=6b35be73f5183bb933e75c9b03900877502336de;hb=32a34dcef0c0041c6d62677487a380b5c8b85712;hp=ba79af36ac7ebe31584dce9c1ed0a877439e13d8;hpb=5b6181075e3615dce049711973d3cd5caa60e5db;p=lilypond.git diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt index ba79af36ac..6b35be73f5 100644 --- a/README.txt +++ b/README.txt @@ -1,98 +1,78 @@ +Toplevel README +*************** +1 Toplevel README +***************** -This is the toplevel README to LilyPond -*************************************** +LilyPond is a music typesetter. It produces beautiful sheet music +using a description file as input. LilyPond is part of the GNU Project. - 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. +1.1 Versioning +============== -Versioning -========== +LilyPond uses a versioning scheme that easily identifies stable and +development releases. In a version "x.y.z", an even second number 'y' +denotes a stable version. For development versions 'y' is odd. - 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. +1.2 Downloading +=============== - Version 1.4 is the latest stable release. +The primary download site for sourcecode is +`http://lilypond.org/download/'. -Compilation -=========== +1.3 Compilation +=============== - For compiling and running LilyPond please refer to the installation -instructions. These instructions can be found when you unpack lilypond, -as `lilypond-x.y.z/INSTALL.txt'. +For compiling and running LilyPond see the installation instructions. +These instructions can be found when you unpack lilypond, as +`lilypond-x.y.z/INSTALL.txt'. They are also available on the web at +`http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/topdocs/INSTALL.html'. - NOTE: If you downloaded a binary (.rpm or a W95/NT .zip file), you -don't have to compile LilyPond. +1.4 Documentation +================= -Documentation -============= +The documentation is available online at `http://lilypond.org/doc/'. - The documentation is available online at `http://www.lilypond.org/'. -You can also build it locally. This does require a working LilyPond -binary. The following formats are supported: - * HTML. Refer to INSTALL.txt for information on how to make the HTML - documentation. + You can also build it locally: follow the instructions under +`Building documentation' in the installation instructions. - * `.dvi', for the tutorial and reference manual. Do +1.5 Comments +============ - make -C Documentation/user/ dvi - The printable documentation is left in `Documentation/user/out/'. - - * paper. Create the .dvi documentation, and print it with dvips. - - -Comments -======== - - LilyPond is a long way from finished and polished, so please send -your criticism, comments, bugreports, patches, etc., to the mailing -list, _not_ to us personally. +Send your criticism, comments, bugreports, patches, etc. to the mailing +list, not to us personally. We have the following mailing lists: * info-lilypond@gnu.org - (http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-lilypond) is a - low-volume list for information on the GNU Music project. - This list is moderated; ask David R. Linn or - Han-Wen to send announcements for this list. + (http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-lilypond) is a + low-volume list for information on LilyPond project. This + list is moderated; ask David R. Linn or + Han-Wen to send announcements for this list. * lilypond-devel@gnu.org - (http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-devel) For - discussions about developing lilypond, in particular the unstable + (http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-devel) for + discussions about developing LilyPond, in particular the unstable series. * lilypond-user@gnu.org - (http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user) For - discussions about using lilypond, in particular the stable series. + (http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user) for + discussions about using LilyPond, in particular the stable series. * bug-lilypond@gnu.org - (http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-lilypond) If you have - bugreports, you should send them to this list. + (http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-lilypond) for sending + bugreports. -Windows 32 -========== + * lilypond-cvs@gnu.org + (http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-cvs) for log + files from the autobuild. - If you have received this file as part of a DOS/Window32 distribution -(`LilyPond-*.zip'), it is advisable to also download the source package -(ftp://ftp.cs.uu.nl/pub/GNU/LilyPond/), since it might contain more -documentation + You can search the lists from our searching facilities +(http://lilypond.org/search). -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 -==== +1.6 Bugs +======== - Send bug reports to . For help and questions -use and . Please -consult the FAQ and installation instructions before mailing your -problems. +Send bug reports to . For help and questions use +.