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@@ -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