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diff --git a/README.template b/README.template index 55001a4..f131fd6 100644 --- a/README.template +++ b/README.template @@ -19,6 +19,13 @@ Some systems' Make programs are broken and cannot process the Makefile for GNU Make. If you get errors from your system's Make when building GNU Make, try using `build.sh' instead. + +GNU Make is free software. See the file COPYING for copying conditions. + + +Documentation +------------- + GNU make is fully documented in the GNU Make manual, which is contained in this distribution as the file make.texinfo. You can also find on-line and preformatted (PostScript and DVI) versions at the FSF's web @@ -30,6 +37,10 @@ site. There is information there about ordering hardcopy documentation. You can also find the latest versions of GNU Make from there. + +Bug Reporting +------------- + 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. @@ -49,17 +60,36 @@ If you need help using GNU make, try these forums: news:gnu.utils.help news:gnu.utils.bug -Also: + +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 + +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. + + +Ports +----- - See README.customs for details on integrating GNU make with the Customs distributed build environment from the Pmake distribution. - See readme.vms for details about GNU Make on OpenVMS. - - See README.W32 for details about GNU Make on Windows NT, 95, or 98. - - See README.Amiga for details about GNU Make on AmigaDOS. + - See README.W32 for details about GNU Make on Windows NT, 95, or 98. + - See README.DOS for compilation instructions on MS-DOS and MS-Windows using DJGPP tools. @@ -67,8 +97,10 @@ Also: of DJGPP; see the WWW page http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/ for more information. - -GNU Make is free software. See the file COPYING for copying conditions. +Please note there are two _separate_ ports of GNU make for Microsoft +systems: a native Windows tool built with (for example) MSVC or Cygwin, +and a DOS-based tool built with DJGPP. Please be sure you are looking +at the right README! System-specific Notes |