1 @c -*- coding: utf-8; mode: texinfo; -*-
4 @c DO NOT TRANSLATE THIS FILE
6 @c include any node/sections from the higher-level *texi file.
7 @c @n ode Compiling from source
8 @c @s ection Compiling from source
12 * Overview of compiling::
14 * Getting the source code::
15 * Configuring @command{make}::
16 * Compiling LilyPond::
17 * Post-compilation options::
19 * Concurrent stable and development versions::
20 * Using a Virtual Machine to Compile LilyPond::
25 @node Overview of compiling
26 @section Overview of compiling
28 Compiling LilyPond from source is an involved process, and is only
29 recommended for developers and packagers. Typical program users
30 are instead encouraged to obtain the program from a package
31 manager (on Unix) or by downloading a precompiled binary
32 configured for a specific operating system. Pre-compiled binaries
33 are available on the @rweb{Download} page.
35 Compiling LilyPond from source is necessary if you want to build,
36 install, or test your own version of the program.
38 A successful compile can also be used to generate and install the
39 documentation, incorporating any changes you may have made.
40 However, a successful compile is not a requirement for generating
41 the documentation. The documentation can be built using a Git
42 repository in conjunction with a locally installed copy of the
43 program. For more information, see @ref{Building documentation
46 Attempts to compile LilyPond natively on Windows have been
47 unsuccessful, though a workaround is available (see @ref{Using a
48 Virtual Machine to Compile LilyPond}).
56 * Requirements for running LilyPond::
57 * Requirements for compiling LilyPond::
58 * Requirements for building documentation::
62 @node Requirements for running LilyPond
63 @subsection Requirements for running LilyPond
65 Running LilyPond requires proper installation of the following
69 @item @uref{http://www.dejavu-fonts.org/, DejaVu fonts} (normally
72 @item @uref{http://www.fontconfig.org/, FontConfig} (2.2 or newer)
74 @item @uref{http://www.freetype.org/, Freetype} (2.1.10 or newer)
76 @item @uref{http://www.ghostscript.com, Ghostscript} (8.60 or
79 @item @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/guile/guile.html, Guile}
82 @item @uref{http://www.pango.org/, Pango} (1.12 or newer)
84 @item @uref{http://www.python.org, Python} (2.4 or newer)
87 International fonts are required to create music with
88 international text or lyrics.
91 @node Requirements for compiling LilyPond
92 @subsection Requirements for compiling LilyPond
94 Below is a full list of packages needed to build LilyPond.
95 However, for most common distributions there is an easy way of
96 installing most all build dependencies in one go:
98 @multitable @columnfractions .5 .5
99 @headitem Distribution @tab Command
101 @tab @code{sudo apt-get build-dep lilypond}
104 @tab @code{sudo yum-builddep lilypond}
107 @c sorry for the idiosyncratic command, I really asked and argued
108 @c for "zypper build-dep" :-(
109 @tab @code{sudo zypper --build-deps-only source-install lilypond}
113 @item Everything listed in @ref{Requirements for running
116 @item Development packages for the above items (which should
117 include header files and libraries).
121 @c ghostscript-devel-[version] isn't needed
123 guile-devel-@var{version}
124 fontconfig-devel-@var{version}
125 freetype-devel-@var{version}
126 pango-devel-@var{version}
127 python-devel-@var{version}
132 @c libgs-dev isn't needed
134 guile-@var{version}-dev
138 python@var{version}-dev
141 @item @uref{http://flex.sourceforge.net/, Flex}
143 @item @uref{http://fontforge.sf.net/, FontForge} (20060125 or
146 @item @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/bison/, GNU Bison}
148 @item @uref{http://gcc.gnu.org/, GNU Compiler Collection} (3.4 or
149 newer, 4.@var{x} recommended)
151 @item @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/gettext.html, GNU
152 gettext} (0.17 or newer)
154 @item @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/make/, GNU Make} (3.78 or
157 @item @uref{http://metafont.tutorial.free.fr/, MetaFont}
158 (mf-nowin, mf, mfw or mfont binaries), usually packaged with
159 @uref{http://www.latex-project.org/ftp.html, @TeX{}}.
161 @item @uref{http://cm.bell-labs.com/who/hobby/MetaPost.html,
162 MetaPost} (mpost binary), usually packaged with
163 @uref{http://www.latex-project.org/ftp.html, @TeX{}}.
165 @item @uref{http://www.perl.org/, Perl}
167 @item @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/, Texinfo} (4.11
170 @item @uref{http://www.lcdf.org/~eddietwo/type/#t1utils, Type 1
171 utilities} (1.33 or newer recommended)
175 @node Requirements for building documentation
176 @subsection Requirements for building documentation
178 You can view the documentation online at
179 @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/doc/}, but you can also build it
180 locally. This process requires some additional tools and
184 @item Everything listed in @ref{Requirements for compiling
187 @item @uref{http://www.imagemagick.org/, ImageMagick}
189 @item @uref{http://netpbm.sourceforge.net/, Netpbm}
191 @item @uref{http://rsync.samba.org/, rsync}
193 @item @uref{http://www.nongnu.org/texi2html/, Texi2HTML} (1.82)
195 @item International fonts
223 @node Getting the source code
224 @section Getting the source code
227 @subheading Downloading the Git repository
229 In general, developers compile LilyPond from within a local Git
230 repository. Setting up a local Git repository is explained in
231 @rcontrib{Starting with Git}.
234 @subheading Downloading a source tarball
236 Packagers are encouraged to use source tarballs for compiling.
237 The tarball for the latest stable release is available on the
241 All tagged releases (including legacy stable
242 versions and the most recent development release) are available
246 @uref{http://download.linuxaudio.org/lilypond/source/}
249 Download the tarball to your @file{~/src/} directory, or some
250 other appropriate place.
252 @warning{Be careful where you unpack the tarball! Any
253 subdirectories of the current folder named @file{lilypond/} or
254 @file{lilypond-@var{x.y.z}/} (where @var{x.y.z} is the release
255 number) will be overwritten if there is a name clash with the
258 Unpack the tarball with this command:
261 tar -xzf lilypond-@var{x.y.z}.tar.gz
264 This creates a subdirectory within the current directory called
265 @file{lilypond-@var{x.y.z}/}. Once unpacked, the source files
266 occupy about 40 MB of disk space.
269 @node Configuring @command{make}
270 @section Configuring @command{make}
274 * Running @command{./autogen.sh}::
275 * Running @command{./configure}::
279 @node Running @command{./autogen.sh}
280 @subsection Running @command{./autogen.sh}
282 After you unpack the tarball (or download the Git repository), the
283 contents of your top source directory should be similar to the
284 current source tree listed at
285 @uref{http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=lilypond.git;a=tree}.
287 Next, you need to create the generated files; enter the following
288 command from your top source directory:
297 @item generate a number of files and directories to aid
298 configuration, such as @file{configure}, @file{README.txt}, etc.
300 @item automatically run the @command{./configure} command.
304 @node Running @command{./configure}
305 @subsection Running @command{./configure}
308 * Configuration options::
309 * Checking build dependencies::
310 * Configuring target directories::
311 * Making an out-of-tree build::
315 @node Configuration options
316 @unnumberedsubsubsec Configuration options
318 The @command{./configure} command (generated by
319 @command{./autogen.sh}) provides many options for configuring
320 @command{make}. To see them all, run:
327 @node Checking build dependencies
328 @unnumberedsubsubsec Checking build dependencies
330 When @command{./configure} is run without any arguments, it will
331 check to make sure your system has everything required for
332 compilation. This is done automatically when
333 @command{./autogen.sh} is run. If any build dependency is
334 missing, @command{./configure} will return with:
337 ERROR: Please install required programs: @var{foo}
340 The following message is issued if you are missing programs that
341 are only needed for building the documentation:
344 WARNING: Please consider installing optional programs: @var{bar}
347 If you intend to build the documentation locally, you will need to
348 install or update these programs accordingly.
350 @warning{@command{./configure} may fail to issue warnings for
351 certain documentation build requirements that are not met. If you
352 experience problems when building the documentation, you may need
353 to do a manual check of @ref{Requirements for building
357 @node Configuring target directories
358 @unnumberedsubsubsec Configuring target directories
360 If you intend to use your local build to install a local copy of
361 the program, you will probably want to configure the installation
362 directory. Here are the relevant lines taken from the output of
363 @command{./configure@tie{}--help}:
366 By default, `@command{make@tie{}install}' will install all the
367 files in @file{/usr/local/bin}, @file{/usr/local/lib} etc. You
368 can specify an installation prefix other than @file{/usr/local}
369 using `@code{--prefix}', for instance `@code{--prefix=$HOME}'.
372 A typical installation prefix is @file{$HOME/usr}:
375 ./configure --prefix=$HOME/usr
378 Note that if you plan to install a local build on a system where
379 you do not have root privileges, you will need to do something
380 like this anyway---@command{make@tie{}install} will only succeed
381 if the installation prefix points to a directory where you have
382 write permission (such as your home directory). The installation
383 directory will be automatically created if necessary.
385 The location of the @command{lilypond} command installed by this
386 process will be @file{@var{prefix}/bin/lilypond}; you may want to
387 add @file{@var{prefix}/bin/} to your @code{$PATH} if it is not
390 It is also possible to specify separate installation directories
391 for different types of program files. See the full output of
392 @command{./configure@tie{}--help} for more information.
394 If you encounter any problems, please see @ref{Problems}.
397 @node Making an out-of-tree build
398 @unnumberedsubsubsec Making an out-of-tree build
400 It is possible to compile LilyPond in a build tree different from
401 the source tree, using the @option{--srcdir} option of
402 @command{configure}. Note that in some cases you may need to
403 remove the output of a previous @command{configure} command by
404 running @command{make@tie{}distclean} in the main source directory
405 before configuring the out-of-tree build:
409 mkdir lily-build && cd lily-build
410 @var{sourcedir}/configure --srcdir=@var{sourcedir}
414 @node Compiling LilyPond
415 @section Compiling LilyPond
419 * Using @command{make}::
420 * Saving time with the @option{-j} option::
421 * Compiling for multiple platforms::
422 * Useful @command{make} variables::
426 @node Using @command{make}
427 @subsection Using @command{make}
429 LilyPond is compiled with the @command{make} command. Assuming
430 @command{make} is configured properly, you can simply run:
436 @samp{make} is short for @samp{make all}. To view a list of @command{make}
443 TODO: Describe what @command{make} actually does.
446 @node Saving time with the @option{-j} option
447 @subsection Saving time with the @option{-j} option
449 If your system has multiple CPUs, you can speed up compilation by
450 adding @samp{-j@var{X}} to the @command{make} command, where
451 @samp{@var{X}} is one more than the number of cores you have. For
452 example, a typical Core2Duo machine would use:
458 If you get errors using the @option{-j} option, and @samp{make}
459 succeeds without it, try lowering the @code{@var{X}} value.
462 @node Compiling for multiple platforms
463 @subsection Compiling for multiple platforms
465 If you want to build multiple versions of LilyPond with different
466 configuration settings, you can use the
467 @code{--enable-config=@var{CONF}} option of @command{configure}.
468 You should use @code{make@tie{}conf=@var{CONF}} to generate the
469 output in @file{out-@var{CONF}}. For example, suppose you want to
470 build with and without profiling, then use the following for the
474 ./configure --prefix=$HOME/usr/ --enable-checking
478 and for the profiling version, specify a different configuration
481 ./configure --prefix=$HOME/usr/ --enable-profiling \
482 --enable-config=prof --disable-checking
486 If you wish to install a copy of the build with profiling, don't
487 forget to use @code{conf=@var{CONF}} when issuing
488 @command{make@tie{}install}:
491 make conf=prof install
496 @ref{Installing LilyPond from a local build}
499 @node Useful @command{make} variables
500 @subsection Useful @command{make} variables
502 If a less verbose build output if desired, the variable
503 @code{QUIET_BUILD} may be set to @code{1} on @command{make}
504 command line, or in @file{local.make} at top of the build tree.
507 @node Post-compilation options
508 @section Post-compilation options
512 * Installing LilyPond from a local build::
513 * Generating documentation::
518 @node Installing LilyPond from a local build
519 @subsection Installing LilyPond from a local build
521 If you configured @command{make} to install your local build in a
522 directory where you normally have write permission (such as your
523 home directory), and you have compiled LilyPond by running
524 @command{make}, you can install the program in your target
525 directory by running:
531 If instead, your installation directory is not one that you can
532 normally write to (such as the default @file{/usr/local/}, which
533 typically is only writeable by the superuser), you will need to
534 temporarily become the superuser when running
535 @command{make@tie{}install}:
548 If you don't have superuser privileges, then you need to configure
549 the installation directory to one that you can write to, and then
550 re-install. See @ref{Configuring target directories}.
553 @node Generating documentation
554 @subsection Generating documentation
558 * Documentation editor's edit/compile cycle::
559 * Building documentation::
560 * Saving time with @code{CPU_COUNT}::
561 * Installing documentation::
562 * Building documentation without compiling::
566 @node Documentation editor's edit/compile cycle
567 @unnumberedsubsubsec Documentation editor's edit/compile cycle
571 Initial documentation build:
575 make [-j@var{X} CPU_COUNT=@var{X}] doc @emph{## can take an hour or more}
582 @emph{## edit source files, then...}
584 make [-j@var{X}] @emph{## needed if editing outside}
585 @emph{## Documentation/, but useful anyway}
586 @emph{## for finding Texinfo errors.}
587 touch Documentation/*te?? @emph{## bug workaround}
588 make [-j@var{X} CPU_COUNT=@var{X}] doc @emph{## usually faster than initial build.}
595 make doc-clean @emph{## use only as a last resort.}
599 @node Building documentation
600 @unnumberedsubsubsec Building documentation
602 After a successful compile (using @command{make}), the
603 documentation can be built by issuing:
609 The first time you run @command{make@tie{}doc}, the process can
610 easily take an hour or more. After that, @command{make@tie{}doc}
611 only makes changes to the pre-built documentation where needed,
612 so it may only take a minute or two to test changes if the
613 documentation is already built.
615 If @command{make@tie{}doc} succeeds, the HTML documentation tree
616 is available in @file{out-www/offline-root/}, and can be browsed
617 locally. Various portions of the documentation can be found by
618 looking in @file{out/} and @file{out-www} subdirectories in other
619 places in the source tree, but these are only @emph{portions} of
620 the docs. Please do not complain about anything which is broken
621 in those places; the only complete set of documentation is in
622 @file{out-www/offline-root/} from the top of the source tree.
624 Compilation of documentation in Info format with images can be
625 done separately by issuing:
633 If source files have changed since the last documentation build,
634 output files that need to be rebuilt are normally rebuilt, even if
635 you do not run @code{make@tie{}doc-clean} first. However, build
636 dependencies in the documentation are so complex that some
637 newly-edited files may not be rebuilt as they should be; a
638 workaround is to @command{touch} the top source file for any
639 manual you've edited. For example, if you make changes to a file
640 in @file{notation/}, do:
643 touch Documentation/notation.tely
647 The top sources possibly affected by this are:
650 Documentation/extend.texi
651 Documentation/changes.tely
652 Documentation/contributor.texi
653 Documentation/essay.tely
654 Documentation/extending.tely
655 Documentation/learning.tely
656 Documentation/notation.tely
657 Documentation/snippets.tely
658 Documentation/usage.tely
659 Documentation/web.texi
663 You can @command{touch} all of them at once with:
666 touch Documentation/*te??
670 However, this will rebuild all of the manuals
671 indiscriminately---it is more efficient to @command{touch} only
675 @node Saving time with @code{CPU_COUNT}
676 @unnumberedsubsubsec Saving time with @code{CPU_COUNT}
678 The most time consuming task for building the documentation is
679 running LilyPond to build images of music, and there cannot be
680 several simultaneously running @command{lilypond-book} instances,
681 so the @option{-j} @command{make} option does not significantly
682 speed up the build process. To help speed it up, the makefile
683 variable @option{CPU_COUNT} may be set in @file{local.make} or on
684 the command line to the number of @code{.ly} files that LilyPond
685 should process simultaneously, e.g. on a bi-processor or dual core
689 make -j3 CPU_COUNT=3 doc
693 The recommended value of @option{CPU_COUNT} is one plus the number
694 of cores or processors, but it is advisable to set it to a smaller
695 value unless your system has enough RAM to run that many
696 simultaneous LilyPond instances. Also, values for the @option{-j}
697 option that pose problems with @samp{make} are less likely to pose
698 problems with @samp{make doc} (this applies to both @option{-j}
699 and @option{CPU_COUNT}). For example, with a quad-core processor,
700 it is possible for @samp{make -j5 CPU_COUNT=5 doc} to work
701 consistently even if @samp{make -j5} rarely succeeds.
704 @node Installing documentation
705 @unnumberedsubsubsec Installing documentation
707 The HTML, PDF and if available Info files can be installed into
708 the standard documentation path by issuing
715 This also installs Info documentation with images if the
716 installation prefix is properly set; otherwise, instructions to
717 complete proper installation of Info documentation are printed on
720 To install the Info documentation separately, run:
727 Note that to get the images in Info documentation, @code{install-doc}
728 target creates symbolic links to HTML and PDF installed documentation
729 tree in @file{@var{prefix}/share/info}, in order to save disk space,
730 whereas @code{install-info} copies images in
731 @file{@var{prefix}/share/info} subdirectories.
733 It is possible to build a documentation tree in
734 @file{out-www/online-root/}, with special processing, so it can be
735 used on a website with content negotiation for automatic language
736 selection; this can be achieved by issuing
739 make WEB_TARGETS=online doc
743 and both @q{offline} and @q{online} targets can be generated by issuing
746 make WEB_TARGETS="offline online" doc
749 Several targets are available to clean the documentation build and
750 help with maintaining documentation; an overview of these targets is
758 from every directory in the build tree. Most targets for
759 documentation maintenance are available from
760 @file{Documentation/}; for more information, see
761 @rcontrib{Documentation work}.
763 The makefile variable @code{QUIET_BUILD} may be set to @code{1}
764 for a less verbose build output, just like for building the
768 @node Building documentation without compiling
769 @unnumberedsubsubsec Building documentation without compiling
772 The documentation can be built locally without compiling LilyPond
773 binary, if LilyPond is already installed on your system.
775 From a fresh Git checkout, do
778 ./autogen.sh # ignore any warning messages
779 cp GNUmakefile.in GNUmakefile
780 make -C scripts && make -C python
781 nice make LILYPOND_EXTERNAL_BINARY=/path/to/bin/lilypond doc
784 Please note that this may break sometimes -- for example, if a new
785 feature is added with a test file in input/regression, even the latest
786 development release of LilyPond will fail to build the docs.
788 You may build the manual without building all the @file{input/*} stuff
789 (i.e. mostly regression tests): change directory, for example to
790 @file{Documentation/}, issue @code{make doc}, which will build
791 documentation in a subdirectory @file{out-www} from the source files in
792 current directory. In this case, if you also want to browse the
793 documentation in its post-processed form, change back to top directory
797 make out=www WWW-post
802 You may also need to create a script for @command{pngtopnm} and
803 @code{pnmtopng}. On GNU/Linux, I use this:
806 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib
807 exec /usr/bin/pngtopnm "$@"
810 On MacOS X with fink, I use this:
813 export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=/sw/lib
814 exec /sw/bin/pngtopnm "$@"
817 On MacOS X with macports, you should use this:
820 export DYLD_FALLBACK_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/local/lib
821 exec /opt/local/bin/pngtopnm "$@"
825 @node Testing LilyPond
826 @subsection Testing LilyPond
829 LilyPond comes with an extensive suite that exercises the entire
830 program. This suite can be used to automatically check the impact
834 * Developer's edit/compile/test cycle::
838 @node Developer's edit/compile/test cycle
839 @unnumberedsubsubsec Developer's edit/compile/test cycle
841 TODO: is @code{[-j@var{X} CPU_COUNT=@var{X}]} useful for
842 @code{test-baseline}, @code{check}, @code{clean},
852 make [-j@var{X} CPU_COUNT=@var{X}] check
856 Edit/compile/test cycle:
859 @emph{## edit source files, then...}
861 make clean @emph{## only if needed (see below)}
862 make [-j@var{X}] @emph{## only if needed (see below)}
863 make test-redo @emph{## redo files differing from baseline}
864 make [-j@var{X} CPU_COUNT=@var{X}] check @emph{## CPU_COUNT here?}
875 If you modify any source files that have to be compiled (such as
876 @file{.cc} or @file{.hh} files in @file{flower/} or @file{lily/}),
877 then you must run @command{make} before @command{make test-redo},
878 so @command{make} can compile the modified files and relink all
879 the object files. If you only modify files which are interpreted,
880 like those in the @file{scm/} and @file{ly/} directories, then
881 @command{make} is not needed before @command{make test-redo}.
883 Also, if you modify any font definitions in the @file{mf/}
884 directory then you must run @command{make clean} and
885 @command{make} before running @command{make test-redo}. This will
886 recompile everything, whether modified or not, and takes a lot
889 Running @command{make@tie{}check} will leave an HTML page
890 @file{out/test-results/index.html}. This page shows all the
891 important differences that your change introduced, whether in the
892 layout, MIDI, performance or error reporting.
896 @unnumberedsubsubsec Other tests
898 For tracking memory usage as part of this test, you will need
899 GUILE CVS; especially the following patch:
900 @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/vc/old/gub.darcs/patches/guile-1.9-gcstats.patch}.
902 For checking the coverage of the test suite, do the following
905 ./scripts/auxiliar/build-coverage.sh
906 @emph{# uncovered files, least covered first}
907 ./scripts/auxiliar/coverage.py --summary out-cov/*.cc
908 @emph{# consecutive uncovered lines, longest first}
909 ./scripts/auxiliar/coverage.py --uncovered out-cov/*.cc
916 For help and questions use @email{lilypond-user@@gnu.org}. Send
917 bug reports to @email{bug-lilypond@@gnu.org}.
919 Bugs that are not fault of LilyPond are documented here.
921 @unnumberedsubsubsec Bison 1.875
923 There is a bug in bison-1.875: compilation fails with "parse error
924 before `goto'" in line 4922 due to a bug in bison. To fix, please
925 recompile bison 1.875 with the following fix
928 $ cd lily; make out/parser.cc
929 $ vi +4919 out/parser.cc
930 # append a semicolon to the line containing "__attribute__ ((__unused__))
936 @unnumberedsubsubsec Compiling on MacOS@tie{}X
938 Here are special instructions for compiling under MacOS@tie{}X.
939 These instructions assume that dependencies are installed using
940 @uref{http://www.macports.org/, MacPorts.} The instructions have
941 been tested using OS X 10.5 (Leopard).
943 First, install the relevant dependencies using MacPorts.
945 Next, add the following to your relevant shell initialization
946 files. This is @code{~/.profile} by default. You should create
947 this file if it does not exist.
950 export PATH=/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:$PATH
951 export DYLD_FALLBACK_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/local/lib:$DYLD_FALLBACK_LIBRARY_PATH
954 Now you must edit the generated @code{config.make} file. Change
957 FLEXLEXER_FILE = /usr/include/FlexLexer.h
964 FLEXLEXER_FILE = /opt/local/include/FlexLexer.h
967 At this point, you should verify that you have the appropriate
968 fonts installed with your ghostscript installation. Check @code{ls
969 /opt/local/share/ghostscript/fonts} for: 'c0590*' files (.pfb,
970 .pfb and .afm). If you don't have them, run the following
971 commands to grab them from the ghostscript SVN server and install
972 them in the appropriate location:
975 svn export http://svn.ghostscript.com/ghostscript/tags/urw-fonts-1.0.7pre44/
976 sudo mv urw-fonts-1.0.7pre44/* /opt/local/share/ghostscript/fonts/
977 rm -rf urw-fonts-1.07pre44
980 Now run the @code{./configure} script. To avoid complications with
981 automatic font detection, add
984 --with-ncsb-dir=/opt/local/share/ghostscript/fonts
988 @unnumberedsubsubsec Solaris
990 Solaris7, ./configure
992 @file{./configure} needs a POSIX compliant shell. On Solaris7,
993 @file{/bin/sh} is not yet POSIX compliant, but @file{/bin/ksh} or bash
994 is. Run configure like
997 CONFIG_SHELL=/bin/ksh ksh -c ./configure
1004 CONFIG_SHELL=/bin/bash bash -c ./configure
1007 @unnumberedsubsubsec FreeBSD
1009 To use system fonts, dejaview must be installed. With the default
1010 port, the fonts are installed in @file{usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/dejavu}.
1012 Open the file @file{$LILYPONDBASE/usr/etc/fonts/local.conf} and add the
1013 following line just after the @code{<fontconfig>} line. (Adjust as necessary
1014 for your hierarchy.)
1017 <dir>/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts</dir>
1021 @unnumberedsubsubsec International fonts
1023 On Mac OS X, all fonts are installed by default. However, finding all
1024 system fonts requires a bit of configuration; see
1025 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/2007-03/msg00472.html,
1026 this post} on the @code{lilypond-user} mailing list.
1028 On Linux, international fonts are installed by different means on
1029 every distribution. We cannot list the exact commands or packages
1030 that are necessary, as each distribution is different, and the exact
1031 package names within each distribution changes. Here are some
1037 taipeifonts fonts-xorg-truetype ttfonts-ja fonts-arabic \
1038 ttfonts-zh_CN fonts-ja fonts-hebrew
1042 apt-get install emacs-intl-fonts xfonts-intl-.* \
1043 ttf-kochi-gothic ttf-kochi-mincho \
1044 xfonts-bolkhov-75dpi xfonts-cronyx-100dpi xfonts-cronyx-75dpi
1048 @unnumberedsubsubsec Using lilypond python libraries
1050 If you want to use lilypond's python libraries (either running
1051 certain build scripts manually, or using them in other programs),
1052 set @code{PYTHONPATH} to @file{python/out} in your build
1053 directory, or @file{.../usr/lib/lilypond/current/python} in the
1054 installation directory structure.
1059 @node Concurrent stable and development versions
1060 @section Concurrent stable and development versions
1063 It can be useful to have both the stable and the development versions
1064 of Lilypond available at once. One way to do this on GNU/Linux is to
1065 install the stable version using the precompiled binary, and run the
1066 development version from the source tree. After running @command{make
1067 all} from the top directory of the Lilypond source files, there will
1068 be a binary called @code{lilypond} in the @code{out} directory:
1071 <@var{path to}>/lilypond/out/bin/lilypond
1074 This binary can be run without actually doing the @code{make
1075 install} command. The advantage to this is that you can have all
1076 of the latest changes available after pulling from git and running
1077 @code{make all}, without having to uninstall the old version and
1080 So, to use the stable version, install it as usual and use the
1087 To use the development version, create a link to the binary in the
1088 source tree by saving the following line in a file somewhere in your
1092 exec <@var{path to}>/lilypond/out/bin/lilypond "$@@"
1095 Save it as @code{Lilypond} (with a capital L to distinguish it
1096 from the stable @code{lilypond}), and make it executable:
1102 Then you can invoke the development version this way:
1111 - other compilation tricks for developers
1114 @node Using a Virtual Machine to Compile LilyPond
1115 @section Using a Virtual Machine to Compile LilyPond
1118 TODO: rewrite for lily-git.tcl !!! do before GOP! -gp
1120 Since it is not possible to compile Lilypond on Windows, some
1121 developers may find it useful to install a GNU/Linux virtual
1122 machine. A disk image with a special remix of @strong{Ubuntu}
1123 has been created for this purpose. It has all of the Lilypond
1124 build dependencies in place, so that once installed, it is
1125 ready to compile both Lilypond and the Documentation.
1126 The @code{lilybuntu} remix is available for download here:
1129 @uref{http://@/files.lilynet.net/@/lilybuntu.iso}
1132 We do not necessarily recommend any one virtualization tool,
1133 however the @code{lilybuntu} remix is known to work well on
1134 @uref{http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads, Sun VirtualBox},
1135 which is a free download. Consult your virtualization software's
1136 documentation for instructions on setting up the software and
1137 for general instructions on installing a virtual machine.
1139 Steps to setting up @code{lilybuntu} in a virtual machine:
1142 @item Download the @code{lilybuntu} disk image.
1144 @item Install @code{lilybuntu}. You will use the @code{.iso}
1145 file as the boot disk. It should not be necessary to burn it
1146 to a DVD, but consult the documentation for your virtualization
1147 software for specific instructions. If possible, use at least
1148 the recommended amount of RAM for the virtual machine (384 MB on
1149 VirtualBox), and use a dynamically expanding virtual hard drive.
1150 A virtual hard drive with 6 GB will be enough to compile LilyPond,
1151 but if you intend to build the docs and run the regression tests
1152 the virtual hard drive should be at least 10 GB.
1153 The Ubuntu installation should be straightforward, although in the
1154 partitioning stage do not be afraid to select @qq{use entire disk,}
1155 since this is only your @strong{virtual disk} and not your
1156 machine's actual hard drive.
1158 @item After installation is complete, restart the virtual
1159 machine. If you are using @strong{VirtualBox}, you may wish
1160 to install the @qq{Guest Additions}, which while not essential for
1161 compiling @code{Lilypond} will allow you to use the virtual machine
1162 in full screen, Seamless mode (also known as Unity mode on other
1163 virtualization platforms) and allow you to share clipboards between
1164 the physical and virtual machine. From the @code{Devices} menu select
1165 @code{Install Guest Additions...}, the @code{VBOXADDITIONS} CDROM device
1166 will appear on the desktop. Open a @strong{terminal} session.
1167 (@code{Applications > Accessories > Terminal}) and @code{cd} to the
1168 top level of the CDROM. Run the @code{autorun.sh} script as superuser
1169 (@code{sudo ./autorun.sh }), a console window will open while the
1170 @qq{Guest Additions} are being installed. Once the script has
1171 been finished, reboot your Virtual Machine to complete the installation
1172 of the @qq{Guest Additions}.
1174 @item Open a @strong{terminal} session.
1175 (@code{Applications > Accessories > Terminal})
1177 @item Open @strong{Firefox} (there's an icon for it on the
1178 panel at the top of the screen) and go to the online Lilypond
1179 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/latest/Documentation/contributor/,
1180 Contributor's Guide}.
1182 @item To retrieve the Lilypond source code from @code{git},
1183 copy-and-paste each command from the CG @qq{Main source code}
1184 section into the terminal. (paste into the terminal with keystroke
1185 @code{CTRL+SHIFT+V})
1187 @item Prepare to build Lilypond by running the configuration script.
1194 When it is finished you should be presented
1195 with the three most common @code{make} options:
1199 make all to build LilyPond
1200 make install to install LilyPond
1201 make help to see all possible targets
1203 Edit local.make for local Makefile overrides.
1206 @item First type @code{make all} to build Lilypond. This will take
1209 @item When Lilypond is finished building, build the documentation
1216 Depending on your system specs it could take from 30-60 minutes
1221 At this point everything has been compiled.
1222 You may install Lilypond using @code{make install}, or you may wish
1223 to set up your system with concurrent stable and development
1224 versions as described in the previous section.
1228 @section Build system
1231 We currently use make and stepmake, which is complicated and only
1232 used by us. Hopefully this will change in the future.
1235 @subsubheading Version-specific texinfo macors
1240 made with @command{scripts/build/create-version-itexi.py} and@*
1241 @command{scripts/build/create-weblinks-itexi.py}
1244 used extensively in the @code{WEBSITE_ONLY_BUILD} version of the
1245 website (made with website.make, used on lilypond.org)
1248 not (?) used in the main docs?
1251 the numbers in VERSION file: MINOR_VERSION should be 1 more than
1252 the last release, VERSION_DEVEL should be the last @strong{online}
1253 release. Yes, VERSION_DEVEL is less than VERSION.