@node Installation
@unnumbered Installation
-NNCP should run on any POSIX-compatible operating system with file
-systems supporting directory and filename's length up to 57 characters.
+@set VERSION 5.3.0
+
+Possibly NNCP package already exists for your distribution:
+
+@itemize
+@item @url{https://www.freshports.org/net/nncp/, FreeBSD ports}
+@item @url{https://github.com/DragonFlyBSD/DPorts/tree/master/net/nncp, DragonFly BSD ports}
+@item @url{https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/blob/master/srcpkgs/nncp/template, Void Linux}
+@item @url{https://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=jgoerzen@@complete.org, Debian packages} (pending inclusion, maintainer's page)
+@end itemize
+
+NNCP should run on any POSIX-compatible operating system.
NNCP is written on @url{https://golang.org/, Go} programming language
-and you have to install Go compiler (1.7+ version is highly
-recommended). @emph{Make} (BSD and GNU ones are fine) is recommended for
-convenient building. @url{https://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/,
-Texinfo} is used for building documentation.
+and you have to install Go compiler 1.10+ version. @command{Make} (BSD
+and GNU versions are fine) is recommended for convenient building.
+@url{https://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/, Texinfo} is used for
+building documentation (although tarballs already include it).
In general you must get @ref{Tarballs, the tarball}, check its
@ref{Integrity, integrity and authenticity} and run @command{make}.
-Look for general and @ref{Platform-specific, platform-specific}
-installation instructions.
+Look for general and platform-specific @ref{Build-instructions, build
+instructions}.
@menu
* Prepared tarballs: Tarballs.
* Tarballs integrity check: Integrity.
-* Platform-specific instructions: Platform-specific.
+* Build instructions: Build-instructions.
* Development source code: Sources.
@end menu
@include download.texi
@include integrity.texi
-@include platforms.texi
+@include building.texi
@include sources.texi