docs patch
Adriaan de Groot <adridg-FlD2LfDziEhmR6Xm/[email protected]>
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Adding a paragraph at the beginnig of the manual that states what AAP is and what it's supposed to do. It's always surprised me that the tutorial doesn't start with this. -- pub 1024D/FEA2A3FE 2002-06-18 Adriaan de Groot <[email protected]> If the door is ajar, can we fill it with door-jamb?
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--- doc-orig/tutor-start.sgml Wed Oct 15 21:37:43 2003 +++ doc-new/tutor-start.sgml Wed Oct 15 22:05:35 2003 @@ -9,6 +9,33 @@ --> <para> +&Aap; is a program that builds (compiles and links) other +programs, much like the venerable make(1) program. +However, &Aap; uses the power of Python to make +the "recipes" (instructions on how to build a program) +more readable and more flexible. +&Aap; -- with some help from SConf -- can replace the age-old +autotools and make toolchain. +</para> + +<para> +&Aap; does not trade power for complexity. +For many programs, you need only list the name +of the program, the libraries it needs, and the sources, +and &Aap; does the rest. +A powerful module system makes adding new programming languages +to &Aap;'s repertoire fairly straightforward. +</para> + +<para> +&Aap; supports C, C++, D, Qt's moc, KDE's dcopidl, and libtool. +</para> + + +<bridgehead>Installation</bridgehead> + + +<para> To start using &Aap; you must have two applications: <itemizedlist> <listitem><para>Python version 1.5 or later</para></listitem>