[meld] Rename README for Gitlab presentation

[Kai Willadsen <kaiw src gnome org>]

commit 78e41097d00e73e698e49c7e5a908ebbacde97b0
Author: Kai Willadsen <kai willadsen gmail com>
Date:   Mon Mar 26 07:38:42 2018 +1000

    Rename README for Gitlab presentation
    
    Gitlab doesn't follow the README.md -> README symlink like Github does,
    so we'll just give up and rename here.

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+About Meld
+==========
+
+Meld is a visual diff and merge tool targeted at developers. Meld helps you
+compare files, directories, and version controlled projects. It provides
+two- and three-way comparison of both files and directories, and supports
+many version control systems including Git, Mercurial, Bazaar and Subversion.
+
+Meld helps you review code changes, understand patches, and makes enormous
+merge conflicts slightly less painful.
+
+Meld is licensed under the GPL v2 or later.
+
+
+Requirements
+------------
+
+* Python 3.4
+* pycairo (Python3 bindings for cairo without GObject layer)
+* PyGObject 3.20 (Python3 bindings for GObject introspection)
+* gsettings-desktop-schemas
+
+And following packages with GObject introspection:
+
+* GLib 2.36 (meld install also needs GLib binaries like glib-compile-schemas)
+* Pango
+* PangoCairo
+* GTK+ 3.20
+* GtkSourceView 3.20
+
+
+Build requirements
+------------------
+
+* intltool
+* itstool
+* xmllint
+
+Building Windows MSIs requires:
+
+* cx_Freeze 5
+* pywin32/pypiwin32 (optional, for storing version info in Meld.exe)
+
+Running
+-------
+
+Meld can be run directly from this source tree directory. Just type:
+
+ * `bin/meld`
+
+Alternatively, you can install Meld system-wide by running:
+
+ * `python3 setup.py install`
+
+or if you're on Ubuntu, instead try:
+
+ * `python3 setup.py install --prefix=/usr`
+
+...but you should probably just get a RPM/deb/installer instead, depending on
+your system. Meld packages are available for just about every \*nix
+distribution.
+
+For Windows users, MSIs are available from the Meld home page. Also if all
+dependencies are installed manually, running from source tree is supported:
+ * `python3.exe bin/meld`
+
+For OSX users, Meld can be installed on OSX using MacPorts/Fink/etc. There are
+also unofficial native builds available for older releases. See the wiki for
+details.
+
+
+Building
+--------
+
+Meld uses standard distutils for building. It supports anything that distutils
+supports, and little else.
+
+Additional hacks are added to make life easier for packagers where required,
+such as:
+
+* Passing `--no-update-icon-cache` will stop Meld from running
+  `gtk-update-icon-cache` post-install
+* Passing `--no-compile-schemas` will stop Meld from trying to compile
+  gsettings schemas post-install
+
+These arguments need to be passed to `setup.py` itself, *not* to the install
+command. In other words, do this:
+
+    python3 setup.py --no-compile-schemas install
+
+**not** this:
+
+    python3 setup.py install --no-compile-schemas
+
+Windows installer can be built with command
+
+    C:\Python34\python.exe setup_win32.py bdist_msi
+
+that creates file `dist/Meld-VERSION-ARCH.msi`
+
+Contributing
+------------
+
+Meld uses Bugzilla to track bugs, and user questions and development
+discussions happen on the Meld mailing list. The development team is small,
+and new contributors are always welcome!
+
+Report a bug:   https://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=meld
+
+List of bugs:   https://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=product%3A%22meld%22
+
+Mailing list:   https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/meld-list
+
+
+
+Links
+-----
+
+Home page:      http://meldmerge.org
+
+Documentation:  http://meldmerge.org/help
+
+Wiki:           https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Meld