The file "README" is a markdown file but as it doesn't have the suffix ".md", Github doesn't render it with markdown style. Rename the symlink "README" in order to be displayed with markdown style on Github. Also, tell Automake not to look for a file called "README". Signed-off-by: Crístian Viana <vianac(a)linux.vnet.ibm.com&gt; --- Makefile.am | 2 ++ README | 1 - README.md | 1 + 3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) delete mode 120000 README create mode 120000 README.md diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am index 3293d9e..65fbc97 100644 --- a/Makefile.am +++ b/Makefile.am @@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ else DEFINE_FONTS = --define "with_fonts 0" endif +AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = foreign + ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = --install -I m4 EXTRA_DIST = \ diff --git a/README b/README deleted file mode 120000 index 0e01b43..0000000 --- a/README +++ /dev/null @@ -1 +0,0 @@ -docs/README.md \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 120000 index 0000000..0e01b43 --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +docs/README.md \ No newline at end of file