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 # SDL2 CMake modules
 
+This repository contains [CMake][] modules for finding and using the SDL2
+library as well as other related libraries:
+
+- [SDL2][]
+- [SDL2_image][]
+- [SDL2_ttf][]
+- [SDL2_net][]
+- [SDL2_mixer][]
+
+These modules are based on the SDL (1.2) modules, with the same names,
+distributed with the CMake project.
+
+
+
+[CMake]: https://cmake.org
+[SDL2]: https://www.libsdl.org
+[SDL2_image]: https://www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_image
+[SDL2_ttf]: https://www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_ttf
+[SDL2_net]: https://www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_net
+[SDL2_mixer]: https://www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_mixer