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diff --git a/README.template b/README.template index 6581046..9912ffd 100644 --- a/README.template +++ b/README.template @@ -23,6 +23,14 @@ Make, try using `build.sh' instead. GNU Make is free software. See the file COPYING for copying conditions. +Downloading +----------- + +GNU Make can be obtained in many different ways. See a description here: + + http://www.gnu.org/software/software.html + + Documentation ------------- @@ -35,7 +43,21 @@ site. There is information there about ordering hardcopy documentation. http://www.gnu.org/doc/doc.html http://www.gnu.org/manual/manual.html -You can also find the latest versions of GNU Make from there. + +Development +----------- + +GNU Make development is hosted by Savannah, the FSF's online development +management tool. Savannah is here: + + http://savannah.gnu.org + +And the GNU Make development page is here: + + http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/make/ + +You can find most information concerning the development of GNU Make at +this site. Bug Reporting @@ -45,13 +67,10 @@ You can send GNU make bug reports to <bug-make@gnu.org>. Please see the section of the GNU make manual entitled `Problems and Bugs' for information on submitting useful and complete bug reports. -You can also use the FSF's online bug tracking system to submit new -problem reports or search for existing ones. A web interface is -available here: +You can also use the online bug tracking system in the Savannah GNU Make +project to submit new problem reports or search for existing ones: - http://www-gnats.gnu.org:8080/cgi-bin/wwwgnats.pl - -Use the Category "make". + http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group_id=71 If you need help using GNU make, try these forums: @@ -60,6 +79,17 @@ If you need help using GNU make, try these forums: news:gnu.utils.help news:gnu.utils.bug + http://savannah.gnu.org/support/?group_id=71 + +You may also find interesting patches to GNU Make available here: + + http://savannah.gnu.org/patch/?group_id=71 + +Note these patches are provided by our users as a service and we make no +statements regarding their correctness. Please contact the authors +directly if you have a problem or suggestion for a patch available on +this page. + CVS Access ---------- @@ -67,15 +97,15 @@ CVS Access The GNU make source repository is available via anonymous CVS from the GNU Subversions CVS server; look here for details: - http://www.gnu.org/software/devel.html + http://savannah.gnu.org/cvs/?group_id=71 Please note: you won't be able to build GNU make from CVS without -installing appropriate maintainer's tools, such as automake, autoconf, -GNU make, and GCC. There are no instructions on this included with the -tree, so you must be familiar with the installation and use of these -tools. We make no guarantees about the contents or quality of the -latest code in the CVS repository: it is not unheard of for code that is -known to be broken to be checked in. Use at your own risk. +installing appropriate maintainer's tools, such as GNU m4, automake, +autoconf, Perl, GNU make, and GCC. See the README.cvs file for hints on +how to build GNU make once these tools are available. We make no +guarantees about the contents or quality of the latest code in the CVS +repository: it is not unheard of for code that is known to be broken to +be checked in. Use at your own risk. Ports |