+Table of Contents
+*****************
+
+
+
+
+INSTALL - compiling and installing GNU LilyPond
+ Downloading
+ source code
+ Binaries
+ Upgrading
+ Requirements
+ Compilation
+ Running requirements
+ Website requirements
+ Building LilyPond
+ Configuring for multiple platforms
+ Emacs mode
+ Compiling for distributions
+ Red Hat Linux
+ LinuxPPC
+ SuSE
+ Slackware
+ Mandrake
+ Debian GNU/Linux
+ Problems
+ NetBSD
+ Solaris:
+ AIX
+
+
INSTALL - compiling and installing GNU LilyPond
***********************************************
-Abstract
-========
+ This document describes how to build LilyPond on Unix platforms. It
+is also known to run and compile on Windows NT/95/98 as well. More
+information on this topic can be found at the LilyPond on Windows page
+(http://www.lilypond.org/gnu-windows/).
+
+Downloading
+===========
+
+ Even numbered versions are `stable'. The webpages for the stable
+version (1.2) reside on the GNU servers
+(http://www.gnu.org/software/lilypond). Big enhancements go into the
+latest odd numbered version (1.3), whose webpages are on the lilypond
+site (http://www.lilypond.org/).
+
+source code
+-----------
- This document explains what you need to install LilyPond, and what
-you should do. If you are going to compile and install LilyPond often,
-e.g. when doing development, you might want to check out the
-`buildscripts/set-lily.sh' script. It sets some environment variables
-and symlinks, which comes in handy when you have to compile LilyPond
-more often.
+ If you want to compile LilyPond from source, download here:
+ * Download development releases from
+ `ftp://ftp.cs.uu.nl/pub/GNU/LilyPond/' by FTP and
+ `http://ftp.cs.uu.nl/pub/GNU/LilyPond/', by HTTP.
-Obtaining
-=========
+ * `ftp://sca.uwaterloo.ca/pub/' by FTP (Canadian mirror)
- You can get the latest version of LilyPond at
-ftp://ftp.cs.uu.nl/pub/GNU/LilyPond/
-(ftp://ftp.cs.uu.nl/pub/GNU/LilyPond/).
+ * at `lilypond.org' `ftp://ftp.lilypond.org/pub/LilyPond/' by FTP and
+ `http://www.lilypond.org/ftp/' by HTTP.
- _If you upgrade by patching do remember to rerun autoconf after
-applying the patch_.
+Binaries
+--------
- If you do not want to download the entire archive for each version,
-the safest method for upgrading is to use `xdelta', see
-`ftp://ftp.xcf.berkeley.edu/pub/xdelta/'.
+ Binaries are available, but are not updated for every version
+released.
+ * Red Hat i386
+ (ftp://ftp.cs.uu.nl/pub/GNU/LilyPond/binaries/RedHat/RPMS/)
- The following command produces `lilypond-1.1.55.tar.gz' from
-`lilypond-1.1.54' identical (up to compression dates) to the .55 on the
-FTP site.
- xdelta patch lilypond-1.1.54-1.1.55.xd lilypond-1.1.54.tar.gz
+ * LinuxPPC (ftp://ftp.lilypond.org/pub/LilyPond/binaries/linuxppc/)
-Prerequisites
-=============
+ * Debian GNU/Linux
+ (ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/l/lilypond/)
- For compilation you need:
+ * Windows Stable (http://home.austin.rr.com/jbr/jeff/lilypond/)
+ Windows Testing (http://www.lilypond.org/gnu-windows/)
- * A GNU system: GNU LilyPond is known to run on these GNU systems:
- Linux (PPC, intel), FreeBSD, AIX, NeXTStep, IRIX, Digital Unix
- and Solaris.
- * Lots of disk space: LilyPond takes between 30 and 100 mb to
- compile if you use debugging information. If you are short on
- disk-space run configure with `--disable-debugging'.
+Upgrading
+---------
- * Although we recommend to use Unix, LilyPond is known to run on
- Windows NT/95/98 as well. See Section Windows NT/95,es.
+ There are two options for upgrading sources.
- * EGCS 1.1 or newer. Check out `ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gcc/'.
+ * if you have an unpacked source tree of a previous version, you may
+ the patches.
- * Python 1.5, Check out `ftp://ftp.python.org' or
- `ftp://ftp.cwi.nl/pub/python'.
+ _If you upgrade by patching do remember to rerun autoconf after
+ applying the patch_.
- * GUILE 1.3.4, check out
- http://www.gnu.org/software/guile/guile.html
- (http://www.gnu.org/software/guile/guile.html).
+ * if you have the `.tar.gz' file of a previous release, you can use
+ xdelta (ftp://ftp.xcf.berkeley.edu/pub/xdelta/). This is much
+ safer than using patches, and is the recommended way.
+
+ The following command produces `lilypond-1.4.1.tar.gz' from
+ `lilypond-1.4.0.tar.gz' identical (up to compression dates) to the
+ .1 on the FTP site.
+ xdelta patch lilypond-1.4.0-1.4.1.xd lilypond-1.4.0.tar.gz
+
+Requirements
+============
- * GNU make. Check out ftp://ftp.gnu.org/make/
- (ftp://ftp.gnu.org/make/).
+Compilation
+-----------
- * Flex (version 2.5.4 or newer). Check out ftp://ftp.gnu.org/flex/
- (ftp://ftp.gnu.org/flex/).
+ You need the following packages to compile Lilypond.
- * Bison (version 1.25 or newer). Check out ftp://ftp.gnu.org/bison/
- (ftp://ftp.gnu.org/bison/).
+ * A reasonably new C++ compiler: EGCS 1.1, GCC 2.95.2 or newer.
+ Check out the gcc site (ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gcc/).
- * Texinfo (version 4.0 or newer). Check out
- ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/texinfo/ (ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/texinfo/).
- Most documentation is in texinfo.
+ * Python 1.5, Check out the python website (http://www.python.org).
- * The geometry package for LaTeX is needed to use ly2dvi. Available
- at
- ftp://ftp.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/geometry
- (ftp://ftp.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/geometry)
- or at mirror site ftp://ftp.dante.de (ftp://ftp.dante.de)
+ * GUILE 1.3.4 or newer, check out the GUILE webpage
+ (http://www.gnu.org/software/guile/guile.html). Version 1.4 is
+ recommended for better performance.
+
+ * GNU Make. Check out the GNU make FTP directory
+ (ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/make/).
+
+ * Flex (version 2.5.4a or newer). Check out the Flex webpage
+ (http://www.gnu.org/software/flex/).
+
+ * Bison (version 1.25 or newer). Check out the bison webpage
+ (http://www.gnu.org/software/bison/)
+
+ * TeX.
+
+ TeX is used as an output backend.
+
+ Also, TeX's libkpathsea is used to find the fonts (`.mf', `.afm',
+ `.tfm'). Make sure you have tetex 1.0 or newer (1.0.6 is known to
+ work). You may need to install a tetex-devel or tetex-dev package
+ too.
+
+ * Texinfo (version 4.0 or newer). The documentation of lily is
+ written in texinfo. Check out the texinfo FTP directory
+ (ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/texinfo/).
+
+ * The geometry package for LaTeX is needed to use ly2dvi. It is
+ available at the FTP directory for `geometry'
+ (ftp://ftp.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/geometry).
+ This package is normally included with the TeX distribution.
* MetaPost, needed for generating PostScript fonts. Please note that
- tetex-0.4pl8 (included with Redhat 5.x) does not include
+ tetex-0.4pl8 (included with Red Hat 5.x) does not include
`mfplain.mp', which is needed for producing the scalable font
files.
- If you do not want to use PostScript output, edit `mf/GNUmakefile'.
+ If you don't have MetaPost and don't want to use PostScript
+ output, then edit `mf/GNUmakefile', removing the line saying
+ `PFA_FILES='.
+
+ * kpathsea, a library for searching (TeX) files. `kpathsea' is
+ usually included with your installation of TeX. You may need to
+ install a tetex-devel or tetex-dev package too.
+
+ In the very unlikely case that kpathsea is not available for your
+ platform (ie, you're not running GNU/Linux, Windows, or any recent
+ UNIX), you can compile LilyPond without kpathsea support. In that
+ case, you'll probably have to indicate where TeX's tfm files live.
+ Invoke configure something like:
+ ./configure --without-kpathsea --enable-tfm-path=/usr/share/texmf/fonts/tfm/public/cm/:/usr/share/texmf/fonts/tfm/ams/symbols
-Running
-=======
+
+Running requirements
+--------------------
GNU LilyPond does use a lot of resources. For operation you need the
following software
- * TeX
+ * TeX.
- * A PostScript printer and/or viewer (such as Ghostscript) is
- strongly recommended. Xdvi will show all embedded PostScript
- too if you have Ghostscript installed.
+ * Xdvi and Ghostscript
- * GUILE 1.3.4, check out http://www.gnu.org/software/guile/
- (http://www.gnu.org/programs/guile.html)
+ * GUILE 1.3.4, or newer. Check out the GUILE webpage
+ (http://www.gnu.org/software/guile.html)
For running LilyPond successfully you have to help TeX and MetaFont
find various files. The recommended way of doing so is adjusting the
-environment variables in the start-up scripts of your shell. An
-example is given here for the Bourne shell:
- export MFINPUTS="/usr/local/share/lilypond/mf:"
- export TEXINPUTS="/usr/local/share/lilypond/tex:/usr/local/share/lilypond/ps:"
-
- The empty path component represents TeX and MetaFont's default
-search paths. Scripts with the proper paths for the bourne and C-shell
-respectively are generated in `buildscripts/out/lilypond-profile' and
-`buildscripts/out/lilypond-login' during compilation.
+environment variables in the start-up scripts of your shell. Appropriate
+Csh and bourne sh scripts are left in
+`buildscripts/out/lilypond-profile' and
+`buildscripts/out/lilypond-login' after compilation.
- LilyPond is a hiddeously big, slow and bloated program. A fast CPU
-and plenty of RAM is recommended for comfortable use.
+ LilyPond is a big and slow program. A fast CPU and plenty of RAM is
+recommended for comfortable use.
-Website
-=======
+Website requirements
+--------------------
- The website is the most convenient form to use for reading the
-documentation on-line documentation. It is made by entering
+ The documentation comes in the form of a website. You can view this
+website on the internet, but you can also build it locally. This process
+requires a successful compile of lilypond. The website is built by
+issuing
- make htmldoc
- This does require a functioning LilyPond. The binary doesn't have
-to be installed.
+ make web-doc
- If you want to auto-generate Lily's website, you'll need some
-additional conversion tools.
+ Building the website requires some additional tools:
- * xpmtoppm (from the Portable Bitmap Utilities) (For RedHat Linux
- users: it is included within the package libgr-progs).
- the original is at
- ftp://ftp.x.org/contrib/utilities/netpbm-1mar1994.p1.tar.gz
+ * xpmtoppm (from the netpbm package: the Portable Bitmap Utilities).
+ The original is at the netpbm FTP site
(ftp://ftp.x.org/contrib/utilities/netpbm-1mar1994.p1.tar.gz)
- * pnmtopng, which is also in libgr-progs for RedHat. The original is
- at
- ftp://swrinde.nde.swri.edu/pub/png/applications/pnmtopng-2.37.2.tar.gz
- (ftp://swrinde.nde.swri.edu/pub/png/applications/pnmtopng-2.37.2.tar.gz).i
-
- The version of `pnmtopng' that is distributed with RedHat 5.1 and
- 5.2 contains a bug: pnmtopng is dynamically linked to the wrong
- version of libpng, which results in cropped images. Recompile it
- from source, and make sure that the pnmtopng binary is linked
- statically to the libpng that is included in libgr. RedHat 6.0
- does not have this problem.
-
- tar xzf libgr-2.0.13.tar.gz
- make
- cd png
- rm libpng.so*
- make pnmtopng
-
- You can then install the new pnmtopng into `/usr/local/bin/'
-
- * Bib2html (http://pertsserver.cs.uiuc.edu/~hull/bib2html).
- Which, in turn depends on man2html for proper installation.
- man2html can be had from
+ * pnmtopng. The original is at in the pnmtopng FTP site
+ (ftp://swrinde.nde.swri.edu/pub/png/applications/pnmtopng-2.37.2.tar.gz).
+
+ * Bibtex2html (http://www.lri.fr/~filliatr/ftp/bibtex2html/), or
+ Bib2html (http://www.uni-koblenz.de/ag-ki/ftp/bib2html/).
+ Bibtex2html is available in debian, while bib2html is in some rpm
+ based distributions. Bib2html, in turn depends on man2html for
+ proper installation. man2html can be had from
http://askdonald.ask.uni-karlsruhe.de/hppd/hpux/Networking/WWW/Man2html-1.05
(http://askdonald.ask.uni-karlsruhe.de/hppd/hpux/Networking/WWW/Man2html-1.05).
- The website will build without this utility, but you will not see
- our hypertextified bibliography.
+ The website will build without bib converter utility, but you will
+ not see our hypertextified bibliography.
- * DOC++ (http://www.zib.de/Visual/software/doc++/index.html) A
- documentation system for C++ sources, which is used for the
- LilyPond sources.
+ * texinfo (a development release) The documentation will build with
+ texinfo-4.0, but if you want split html pages, you're best off
+ using the lates pretest version from texinfo-4.0b
+ (ftp://texinfo.org/texinfo/pretests/texinfo-4.0b.tar.gz) or
+ texinfo-4.0b (ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/texinfo-4.0b.tar.gz)
-Configuring and compiling
-=========================
-
- to install GNU LilyPond, simply type:
+Building LilyPond
+==================
+ to install GNU LilyPond, type:
gunzip -c lilypond-x.y.z | tar xf -
cd lilypond-x.y.z
- ./configure # fill in your standard prefix with --prefix
+ ./configure # run with --help to see appropriate options
make
make install
+ sh buildscripts/clean-fonts.sh
- This will install a number of files, something close to:
+ If you are doing an upgrade, you should remove all `feta' `.pk' and
+`.tfm' files. A script has been provided to do the work for you, see
+`buildscripts/clean-fonts.sh'.
- /usr/local/man/man1/mi2mu.1
- /usr/local/man/man1/convert-mudela.1
- /usr/local/man/man1/mudela-book.1
- /usr/local/man/man1/lilypond.1
- /usr/local/bin/lilypond
- /usr/local/bin/mi2mu
- /usr/local/bin/convert-mudela
- /usr/local/bin/mudela-book
- /usr/local/bin/abc2ly
- /usr/local/share/lilypond/*
- /usr/local/share/locale/{it,nl}/LC_MESSAGES/lilypond.mo
+ If you are not root, you should choose a `--prefix' argument that
+points into your home directory, eg.
- The above assumes that you are root and have the GNU development
-tools, and your make is GNU make. If this is not the case, you can
-adjust your environment variables to your taste:
+ ./configure --prefix=$HOME/usr
+ In this case, you have to insert the contents of
+`buildscripts/out/lilypond-login' or
+`buildscripts/out/lilypond-profile' into your start up scripts by hand.
- export CPPFLAGS="-I /home/me/my_include -DWEIRD_FOOBAR"
- ./configure
+Configuring for multiple platforms
+----------------------------------
- `CPPFLAGS' are the preprocessor flags.
+ If you want to build multiple versions of LilyPond with different
+configuration settings, you can use the `--enable-config=CONF' option
+of configure. You should use `make conf=CONF' to generate the output
+in `out-CONF'. Example: suppose I want to build with and without
+profiling. Then I'd use the following for the normal build,
- The configure script is Cygnus configure, and it will accept
-`--help'. If you are not root, you will probably have to make it with a
-different `--prefix' option. Our favourite location is
+ ./configure --prefix=~ --enable-checking
+ make
+ make install
+ and for the profiling version, I specify a different configuration.
- ./configure --prefix=$HOME/usr
- In this case, you will have to set up MFINPUTS, and TEXINPUTS
-accordingly.
+ ./configure --prefix=~ --enable-profiling --enable-config=prof --disable-checking
+ make conf=prof
+ make conf=prof install
- Since GNU LilyPond currently is beta, you are advised to also use
+Emacs mode
+==========
+ An emacs mode for LilyPond is included with the source archive as
+`lilypond-mode.el' and `lilypond-font-lock.el'. If you have an RPM, it
+is in `/usr/share/doc/lilypond-X/'. You have to install it yourself.
- --enable-debugging
- --enable-checking
+ Add this to your `~/.emacs' or `~/.emacs.el':
+ (load-library "lilypond-mode.el")
+ (setq auto-mode-alist
+ (cons '("\\.ly$" . LilyPond-mode) auto-mode-alist))
+ (add-hook 'LilyPond-mode-hook (lambda () (turn-on-font-lock)))
- Options to configure include:
+ If you have the latest LilyPond-1.4.x Debian package, LilyPond-mode
+is automatically loaded, so you need not modify your `~/.emacs' file.
-``--enable-printing''
- Enable debugging print routines (lilypond `-D' option)
+Compiling for distributions
+===========================
-``--enable-optimise''
- Set maximum optimisation: compile with `-O2'. This can be
- unreliable on some compiler/platform combinations (eg, DEC Alpha
- and PPC)
+Red Hat Linux
+-------------
-``--enable-profiling''
- Compile with support for profiling.
+ Red Hat 7.0 i386 RPMS are available from
+`ftp://ftp.cs.uu.nl/pub/GNU/LilyPond/binaries/'.
-``--enable-config''
- Output to a different configuration file. Needed for
- multi-platform builds
+ You can also compile them yourself. A spec file is in
+`make/out/redhat.spec'. This file is distributed along with the
+sources. You can make the rpm by issuing
- All options are documented in the `configure' help The option
-`--enable-optimise' is recommended for Real Life usage.
+ tar xfz lilypond-x.y.z.tar.gz
+ rpm -bb lilypond-x.y.z/make/out/redhat.spec
+ rpm -i /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386/lilypond-x.y.z
- If you do
+ For running on a Red Hat system you need these packages: guile,
+tetex, tetex-latex, tetex-dvips, libstdc++, python, ghostscript.
+ For compilation on a Red Hat system you need these packages, in
+addition to the those needed for running: glibc-devel, gcc-c++,
+libstdc++-devel, guile-devel, flex, bison, texinfo, tetex-devel, groff,
+libgr-progs.
- make all
+ Warning
- everything will be compiled, but nothing will be installed. The
-resulting binaries can be found in the subdirectories `out/' (which
-contain all files generated during compilation).
+ There appears to be a problem with the Xdvi shipped with Red Hat 7.1.
+Symptoms: Xdvi responds very sluggishly or hangs while viewing lilypond
+output. The cause for this problem is unknown; you are advised to
+recompile Xdvi from source.
-Configuring for multiple platforms
-==================================
+LinuxPPC
+--------
- If you want to compile LilyPond with different configuration
-settings, then, you can use the `--enable-config' option. Example:
-suppose I want to build with and without profiling. Then I'd use the
-following for the normal build,
+ Some LinuxPPC RPMS should available from
+`ftp://ftp.cs.uu.nl/pub/GNU/LilyPond/binaries/'.
+ A LinuxPPC RPM can be made using the `redhat.spec' file.
- ./configure --prefix=~ --disable-optimise --enable-checking
- make
- make install
+SuSE
+----
- and for the profiling version, I specify a different configuration.
+ Some SUSE RPMS should available from
+`ftp://ftp.cs.uu.nl/pub/GNU/LilyPond/binaries/'.
+ You can also compile a RPM for SUSE yourself. A spec file is in
+`make/out/suse.spec', see the instructions for building the Red Hat RPM.
- ./configure --prefix=~ --enable-profiling --enable-config=optprof --enable-optimise --disable-checking
- make config=optprof
- make config=optprof install
+ You must have the following packages: guile tcsh tetex te_latex
+te_kpath te_mpost libpng python gpp libgpp gettext autoconf netpbm
+libnetpb gs_serv gs_lib gs_fonts guile
-Installing
-==========
+Slackware
+---------
- if you have done a successful `make', then a simple
+ No precompiled packages for Slackware are available.
+ Problems have been reported with Slackware 7.0; apparently, it ships
+with a faulty compiler. Do not compile LilyPond with -O2 on this
+platform.
- make install
+Mandrake
+--------
- should do the trick.
+ Some binaries are available at rpmfind.net. Refer to
+`ftp://ftp.rpmfind.net/linux/Mandrake-devel/cooker/contrib/RPMS/'.
- If you are doing an upgrade, please remember to remove obsolete
-`.pk' and `.tfm' files of the fonts. A script has been provided to do
-the work for you, see `bin/clean-fonts.sh'.
+Debian GNU/Linux
+----------------
-Redhat linux
-============
+ A Debian package is also available. You may install it easily by
+running `apt-get' as root:
- RedHat Linux users can compile an RPM. A spec file is in
-`make/out/lilypond.spec', it is distributed along with the sources.
+ apt-get install lilypond
- You can make the rpm by issuing
+ Debian's TeX installation is a bit short on memory, you may want to
+increase it like this:
+ --- /etc/texmf/texmf.cnf.dpkg Sun Jan 28 14:12:14 2001
+ +++ /etc/texmf/texmf.cnf Fri Apr 27 11:09:35 2001
+ @ -384,8 +384,8 @
+ main_memory.context = 1500000
+ main_memory.mpost = 1000000
+ main_memory = 263000 % words of inimemory available; also applies to inimf&mp
+ -extra_mem_top = 0 % extra high memory for chars, tokens, etc.
+ -extra_mem_bot = 0 % extra low memory for boxes, glue, breakpoints, etc.
+ +extra_mem_top = 100000 % extra high memory for chars, tokens, etc.
+ +extra_mem_bot = 100000 % extra low memory for boxes, glue, breakpoints, etc.
+
+ obj_tab_size.context = 256000
- rpm -tb lilypond-x.y.z.tar.gz
- rpm -i /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386/lilypond-x.y.z
+ You could also export `extra_mem_top' and `extra_mem_bot' as
+environment variables if you do not want to or cannot modify
+`/etc/texmf/texmf.cnf'.
- Precompiled i386 RedHat RPMS are available from
-ftp://freshmeat.net/pub/rpms/lilypond/
-(ftp://freshmeat.net/pub/rpms/lilypond/) and
-http://linux.umbc.edu/software/lilypond/rpms/
-(http://linux.umbc.edu/software/lilypond/rpms/).
+ Alternatively, visit
- For compilation on a RedHat system you need these packages, in
-addition to the those needed for running:
- * glibc-devel
+ * http://packages.debian.org/lilypond
+ (http://packages.debian.org/lilypond)
- * libstdc++-devel
+ * http://people.debian.org/~foka/lilypond/
+ (http://people.debian.org/~foka/lilypond/) for latest
+ semi-unofficial build of LilyPond 1.3.121 for Debian 2.2 (potato)
+ users. The official stable Debian 2.2 is stuck with the old
+ LilyPond-1.3.24. Since LilyPond-1.4 has been released, the older
+ lilypond1.3 Debian package is now obsolete.
- * guile-devel
+ Please contact Anthony Fok <lilypond@packages.debian.org> for more
+information.
- * flex
+ The build scripts are in the subdirectory `debian/'; you can make
+the .deb by doing, for example:
- * bison
+ $ su - root
+ # dpkg --purge lilypond lilypond1.3
+ # exit
+ $ tar xzf lilypond-1.4.1.tar.gz
+ $ cd lilypond-1.4.1
+ $ dch -p -v 1.4.1-0.local.1 "Local build."
+ $ debuild
+ $ su - root
+ # dpkg -i ../lilypond_1.4.1*.deb
+ # exit
+ $
- * texinfo
+ For compilation on a Debian GNU/Linux system you need these packages,
+in addition to the those needed for running:
-Debian GNU/linux
-================
+ * g++, cpp, libc6-dev, libstdc++<YOUR-LIBSTDC++-VERSION-HERE>-dev
- A Debian package is also available; see
-http://packages.debian.org/lilypond
-(http://packages.debian.org/lilypond) or contact Anthony Fok
-<foka@debian.org> for more information. The build scripts are in the
-subdirectory `debian/'.
+ * libguile<YOUR-LIBGUILE-VERSION-HERE>-dev
-Windows NT/95
-=============
+ * make, m4, flex, bison
- Separate instructions on building for W32 are available; See the
-files in `Documentation/ntweb/', included with the sources.
+ * gettext
-Problems
-========
+ * groff, texinfo
- For help and questions use <help-gnu-music@gnu.org> and
-<gnu-music-discuss@gnu.org>. Please consult the faq before mailing
-your problems.
+ * bibtex2html (not in Debian 2.2)
- If you find bugs, please send bug reports to <bug-gnu-music@gnu.org>.
+ * tetex-base, tetex-bin, tetex-extra, libkpathsea-dev or tetex-dev
- Known bugs that are LilyPond's fault are listed in `TODO', or
-demonstrated in `input/bugs/'.
+ * dpkg-dev, debhelper, fakeroot
- Known bugs that are not LilyPond's fault are documented here.
+ * gs, netpbm
-LinuxPPC Bugs:
-**************
+ * pnmtopng (only in Debian 2.2; pnmtopng has been merged with netpbm
+ in Debian testing/unstable.)
- * egcs-1.1.2-12c (stock LinuxPPC R5) has a serious bug, upgrade to
- fixed in egcs-1.1.2-12f or gcc-2.95-0a,
- `ftp://dev.linuxppc.org/users/fsirl/R5/RPMS/ppc/'
+ Most of these are listed on the `Build-Depends' line in the
+`debian/control' file. To ensure the creation of the lilypond deb is
+trouble-free, we recommend that you first install the following packages
+by running \`apt-get' as root before building the package:
- * egcs-1.0.2 (LinuxPPC R4): all compiling with `-O2' is suspect, in
- particular guile-1.3, and Lily herself will break.
+ For Debian 2.2:
-Linux-i386
-**********
+ apt-get install task-debian-devel task-c++-dev \
+ python-base libguile6-dev tetex-bin tetex-dev \
+ tetex-extra flex bison texinfo groff gs \
+ netpbm pnmtopng m4 gettext
- * SuSE6.2 and similar platforms (glibc 2.1, libstdc++ 2.9.0)
+ For Debian in development ("unstable", the future 2.3 or 3.0):
- Lily will crash during parsing (which suggests a C++ library
- incompatibility). Precise cause, precise platform description or
- solution are not known.
+ apt-get install task-debian-devel task-c++-dev \
+ python-base libguile9-dev tetex-bin libkpathsea-dev \
+ tetex-extra flex bison texinfo bibtex2html groff gs \
+ netpbm m4 gettext
- Note that this only happens on some computers with the said
- platform.
+ And, just so that old fonts from previous versions of LilyPond won't
+interfere with your build, you may want to do this before the build too:
+
+ dpkg --purge lilypond lilypond1.3
+
+Problems
+========
+
+ For help and questions use <help-gnu-music@gnu.org> and
+<gnu-music-discuss@gnu.org>. Please consult the FAQ before mailing
+your problems. If you find bugs, please send bug reports to
+<bug-gnu-music@gnu.org>.
- * libg++ 2.7
+ Bugs that are not fault of LilyPond are documented here.
- LilyPond occasionally crashes while parsing the initialisation
- files. This is a very obscure bug, and usually entering the
- commandline differently "fixes" it.
+NetBSD
+------
- lilypond input.ly
+ * The flex precompiled in NetBSD-1.4.2 is broken. Download
+ flex-2.5.4a, build, install.
- and
- lilypond -I. ./input.ly
- makes a difference
+ * The configuration of Gcc (egcs-2.91.60 19981201 (egcs-1.1.1
+ release)) does not include `/usr/pkg' paths. Configure using:
- Typical stacktrace:
- SIGSEGV
- __libc_malloc (bytes=16384)
- ?? ()
- yyFlexLexer::yy_create_buffer ()
- Includable_lexer::new_input (this=0x8209a00, s={strh_ = {
+ CFLAGS='-I /usr/pkg/include' LDFLAGS='-L/usr/pkg/lib' ./configure
- This behaviour has been observed with machines that have old libg++
- versions (LinuxPPC feb '98, RedHat 4.x).
Solaris:
-********
+--------
* Sparc64/Solaris 2.6, GNU make-3.77
Not yet resolved.
AIX
-***
+---
* AIX 4.3 ld
Some versions of the AIX binder (linker) can fail with a
relocation overflow severe error when the -bbigtoc option
is used to link GCC-produced object files into an
- executable that overflows the TOC. A fix for APAR IX75823
+ executable that overflows the TOC. A fix for APAR IX75823
(OVERFLOW DURING LINK WHEN USING GCC AND -BBIGTOC) is
available from IBM Customer Support and from its
27service.boulder.ibm.com website as PTF U455193.
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