major operating systems and is very easy to install & configure.
The LilyDev disk image can also be written to a USB device or @q{burnt}
-to a DVD -- it is approximately 900 GB in size -- and installed just
+to a DVD -- it is approximately 900 MB in size -- and installed just
like any standard GNU/Linux distribution.
The current image is based on a 32bit version of Debian 8 (@q{Jessie})
instructive to skim over the following information.}
If you are not familiar with GNU/Linux, it may be beneficial to read a
-a few @qq{introduction to Linux} type web pages.
+few @qq{introduction to Linux} type web pages.
@menu
* Installing LilyDev in VirtualBox::
@enumerate
@item
-Download Virtualbox from here:
+Download VirtualBox from here:
@example
@uref{http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads}
@end example
@warning{In virtualization terminology, the operating system where
-Virtualbox is installed is known as the @strong{host}. LilyDev
-will be installed @q{inside} Virtualbox as a @strong{guest}.}
+VirtualBox is installed is known as the @strong{host}. LilyDev
+will be installed @q{inside} VirtualBox as a @strong{guest}.}
@item
Start the VirtualBox software and click @q{New} to create a new
@item
Verify the summary details and click @q{Create}, when you are satisfied.
-Your new guest will be displayed in the Virtualbox window.
+Your new guest will be displayed in the VirtualBox window.
@warning{The image contains a @q{686-pae} kernel, so you must enable
@code{PAE} within the virtual machine's settings -- click on
@unnumberedsubsec Configuring LilyDev in VirtualBox
VirtualBox has extra @q{guest additions} which although are not
-necessary to use LilyDev or compile Lilypond, do provide some additional
+necessary to use LilyDev or compile LilyPond, do provide some additional
features to your Virtual Machine to make it easier to work with. Such
as being able to dynamically resize the LilyDev window, allow seamless
interaction with your mouse pointer on both the host and guest and let
example. Do not use this value.}
@item
-Finally, when prompted for the @code{CC list} entry, add the Lilypond
+Finally, when prompted for the @code{CC list} entry, add the LilyPond
Developer's group email.
@example
@section Compiling with LilyDev
LilyDev is our @q{remix} of Debian which contains all the
-necessary dependencies to do lilypond development; for more
+necessary dependencies to do LilyPond development; for more
information, see @ref{LilyDev}.
@subsubheading Preparing the build
@subsubheading Building @code{lilypond}
-Compiling lilypond will likely take between 5 and 60 minutes,
-depending on your computer's speed and available RAM. We
-recommend that you minimize the terminal window while it is
-building; this can have a non-negligible effect on compilation
-speed.
+Compiling LilyPond will take anywhere between 1 and 15 minutes on most
+@q{modern} computers -- depending on CPU and available RAM. We also
+recommend that you minimize the terminal window while it is building;
+this can help speed up on compilation times.
@example
cd $LILYPOND_GIT/build/
make
@end example
+@noindent
+It is possible to run @code{make} with the @code{-j} option to help
+speed up compilation times even more. See @ref{Compiling LilyPond}
+
You may run the compiled @code{lilypond} with:
@example
@subsubheading Installing
-Don't. There is no reason to install lilypond within LilyDev.
+Don't. There is no reason to install LilyPond within LilyDev.
All development work can (and should) stay within the
@file{$LILYPOND_GIT} directory, and any personal composition
or typesetting work should be done with an official GUB release.