Documentation/windows/lily-wins.texi

   1 \input texinfo @c -*-texinfo-*-
   2 @setfilename lily-wins.info
   3 @settitle LilyPond for Windows.
   4
   5 @node Top
   6 @top
   7
   8 @chapter Lily Wins on Windows
   9
  10
  11 @subsubsection ---FOR-IMMEDIATE-RELEASE---
  12
  13
  14 Until now, installing LilyPond on Windows was
  15 @uref{http://mail.gnu.org/pipermail/help-gnu-music/2001-April/000620.html,
  16 almost} a dull process that could easily be @uref{
  17 ftp://appel.lilypond.org/pub/gnu-windows/cygwin-1.1.7/bin/tar/lily-install-0.6-i686-cygwin.bin.tar.gz,
  18 automated} and scripted.
  19
  20 That kind of scary automating is no longer necessary!  With the upcoming
  21 @uref{
  22 http://mail.gnu.org/pipermail/info-gnu-music/2001-April/000060.html,
  23 LilyPond-1.4} release, we have innovated agressively, by copying and
  24 @uref{
  25 http://appel.lilypond.org/lilypond/gnu-windows/cygwin-installer.patch,
  26 mutilating } @uref{http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin,Cygwin}'s
  27 @uref{http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin/setup.exe, Windows installer}.
  28
  29 We proudly present our @emph{Gourmet install de luxe}: we offer at least
  30 @uref{babysit.html, 27 totally unnecessary clicks}, before you can
  31 actually run LilyPond.  This includes a nice and warm welcome click:
  32 @example
  33 GNU LilyPond Setup
  34
  35    Version x.y
  36    (C) Red Hat and us
  37
  38        [N]ext->
  39 @end example
  40 and of course, the maybe even more hollow message that tells us there's
  41 nothing to be told, really:
  42 @example
  43 GNU LilyPond Setup
  44
  45    Installation completed.
  46
  47        [O]k
  48 @end example
  49 Yes, that's right.  Farewell nightly upgrades.  Even a click at the
  50 @emph{very end} is required, so that you actually feel very useful
  51 babysitting the whole process.  How about that, eh?
  52
  53 No, it's no longer needed to @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/wget,
  54 download}
  55 @uref{http://appel.lilypond.org/gnu-windows/tar/lilypond/lilypond-1.3.147-1.tar.gz,tarballs}
  56 or move @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/guile, all sorts of files}
  57 @uref{http://www.mail-archive.com/gnu-music-discuss@@gnu.org/msg04380.html,
  58 around} after automagically @uref{http://www.winzip.com,unpacking} and
  59 @uref{http://mail.gnu.org/pipermail/gnu-music-discuss/2000-October/000517.html,
  60 flattening} the @uref{http://www.lilypond.org,LilyPond} tarball.
  61
  62
  63 No
  64 @uref{http://appel.lilypond.org/lilypond/gnu-windows/tar/lilypond/md5.sum,
  65 difficult checksums} or signatures.  Enjoy and feel the thrill when
  66 running @uref{http://appel.lilypond.org/lilypond/gnu-windows/setup.exe,
  67 untrusted binaries} with adminstrator rights, on your painfully
  68 firewalled intranet.
  69
  70 @bye