3 This is the toplevel README to LilyPond
4 ***************************************
6 LilyPond is a music typesetter. It produces beautiful sheet music
7 using a high level description file as input. LilyPond is part of the
13 LilyPond uses a versioning scheme similar to the Linux kernel. In a
14 version "x.y.z", an even second number 'y' denotes a stable version.
15 For development versions 'y' is odd. For using straightforward score
16 production, please use the latest stable version. Development versions
17 may not produce good or nice scores.
22 For the compilation and running of LilyPond you need some additional
23 packages. Please refer to the installation instructions.
25 NOTE: If you downloaded a binary (.rpm or a W95/NT .zip file), you
26 don't have to compile LilyPond.
31 For your convenience, a formatted copy of the INSTALL instructions
32 are in the toplevel directory, as INSTALL.txt
37 The real documentation is the directory Documentation/
39 If you want to read the documentation online, these are options:
40 * use `.html'. Refer to INSTALL.txt for info on how to make the
43 * use `.html'. Point your browser to
44 `http://www.cs.uu.nl/~hanwen/lilypond/index.html'.
46 * use `.dvi', for the tutorial and reference manual. Do
48 make -C Documentation/user/ dvi
57 LilyPond is a long way from finished and polished. We do appreciate
58 criticism, comments, bugreports, patches, etc.
60 Please send your e-mail to one of the MAILING LISTS
62 and _not_ to us personally. See `Documentation/mail.texi' for more
68 If you have received this file as part of a DOS/Window32 distribution
69 (`LilyPond-*.zip'), it is advisable to also download the source
70 package, since it might contain more documentation
71 `ftp://ftp.cs.uu.nl/pub/GNU/LilyPond/'
73 If you decide to build LilyPond from source, please read the
74 INSTALL.txt document first, especially the Windows NT/95 section.
79 If you have installed a previous version, be sure to remove old font
81 rm `find /var/lib/texmf/fonts -name 'feta*'`
83 a script to do this for you is in `buildscripts/clean-fonts.sh'
88 Send bug reports to <bug-gnu-music@gnu.org>. For help and questions
89 use <help-gnu-music@gnu.org> and <gnu-music-discuss@gnu.org>. Please
90 consult the FAQ and installation instructions before mailing your
96 If you have received LilyPond on a cdrom, chances are that
97 development has moved some patchlevels up. Please check the latest
98 version of LilyPond before reporting bugs.