1@chapter GNUstep makefile package
2
3Here is some introductory info to get you started:
4
5@section What is the GNUstep makefile package?
6
7The makefile package is a simple, powerful and extensible way to
8write makefiles for a GNUstep-based project.  It allows the user to
9write a project without having to deal with the complex issues
10associated with configuration, building, installation, and packaging.
11It also allows the user to easily create cross-compiled binaries.
12
13@section Information
14
15The file @samp{NEWS} has this packages feature history.
16
17The files @samp{INSTALL} or @samp{GNUstep-HOWTO}
18give instructions for installing the packages. Also see the @file{machines}
19documentation and various machine specific READMEs in the Documentation
20directory.
21
22Files in the @samp{Documentation} directory have information on the
23design of the Makefile system and how to write your own makefiles that
24work with it.
25
26@section License
27
28The GNUstep libraries are covered under the GNU Lesser Public License.
29This means you can use these libraries in any program (even non-free
30programs). If you distribute the libraries along with your program,
31you must make the improvements you have made
32to the libraries freely available. You should read the COPYING.LIB file
33for more information.
34
35GNUstep tools, test programs, and other files are covered under the GNU
36General Public License. The GNU GPL is a free software license, which
37requires that all the released improved versions be free software as
38well.  You should read the COPYING file for more information.
39
40The GNUstep make package is licensed under the GNU GPL.
41
42@section History
43
44The GNUstep makefile package was designed by Scott Christley
45and Ovidiu Predescu.
46
47Flags for building shared libraries and bundles on several systems were
48originally identified by Mircea Oancea @email{mircea@@pathcom.com}.
49
50Richard Frith-Macdonald @email{richard@@brainstorm.co.uk} also
51contributed with ideas.
52
53Nicola Pero @email{nicola@@brainstorm.co.uk} rewrote much of the rule
54procedures to increase the speed of the package by over a factor of 7.
55He also rewrote much of the rest of the system to make it simpler and
56more effective.
57
58@section How can you help?
59
60@itemize @bullet
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62@item
63Give us feedback!  Tell us what you like; tell us what you think
64could be better.  Send bug reports to @email{bug-gnustep@@gnu.org}.
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66@end itemize
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