From: fred Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2002 01:04:05 +0000 (+0000) Subject: lilypond-1.4.0 X-Git-Tag: release/1.5.59~685 X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=c05516ecc3783caddfa7bbe1de3e41d661dcc793;p=lilypond.git lilypond-1.4.0 --- diff --git a/Documentation/topdocs/README.texi b/Documentation/topdocs/README.texi index ba1f8b870b..ba3de47ea6 100644 --- a/Documentation/topdocs/README.texi +++ b/Documentation/topdocs/README.texi @@ -15,27 +15,21 @@ the GNU Project. 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. So, in theory, version 1.2 is stable, -which means that there are no glaring errors in it. In practice 1.2.x is also -unmaintained. +For development versions 'y' is odd. -1.3.x is in healthy development: lots of problems turn up, but they're -fixed quickly. Therefore we recommend you try 1.2.x, if you have any -problem with it, upgrade to the latest 1.3.x release. +Version 1.4 is the latest stable release. -@section Requirements -For the compilation and running of LilyPond you need some additional -packages. Please refer to the installation instructions in -@file{INSTALL.txt}. +@section Compilation + +For compiling and running LilyPond please refer to the installation +instructions. These instructions can be found when you unpack lilypond, +as @file{lilypond-x.y.z/INSTALL.txt}. + NOTE: If you downloaded a binary (.rpm or a W95/NT .zip file), you don't have to compile LilyPond. -@section Installation - -For your convenience, a formatted copy of the INSTALL instructions are -in the toplevel directory, as INSTALL.txt @section Documentation