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 handly when you have to compile LilyPond
+and symlinks, which comes in handy when you have to compile LilyPond
more often.
Obtaining
* Although we recommend to use Unix, LilyPond is known to run on
Windows NT/95/98 as well. See Section Windows NT/95,es.
- * EGCS 1.1 or newer. Check out `ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gcc/'.
+ * EGCS 1.1 or newer. Check out `ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gcc/'.
* Python 1.5, Check out `ftp://ftp.python.org' or
`ftp://ftp.cwi.nl/pub/python'.
- * GUILE 1.3, check out http://www.gnu.org/software/guile/guile.html
- (http://www.gnu.org/software/guile/guile.html).
+ * GUILE 1.3.4 or newer, check out
+ http://www.gnu.org/software/guile/guile.html
+ (http://www.gnu.org/software/guile/guile.html). Version 1.4 is
+ recommended for better performance.
- * GNU make. Check out ftp://ftp.gnu.org/make/
- (ftp://ftp.gnu.org/make/).
+ * GNU Make. Check out ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/make/
+ (ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/make/).
- * Flex (version 2.5.4 or newer). Check out ftp://ftp.gnu.org/flex/
- (ftp://ftp.gnu.org/flex/).
+ * Flex (version 2.5.4 or newer). Check out
+ ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/flex/ (ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/flex/).
- * Bison (version 1.25 or newer). Check out ftp://ftp.gnu.org/bison/
- (ftp://ftp.gnu.org/bison/).
+ * Bison (version 1.25 or newer). Check out
+ ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bison/ (ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bison/).
- * Texinfo. Check out ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/texinfo/
- (ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/texinfo/). Most documentation is in
- texinfo.
+ * TeX. If you want LilyPond to use kpathsea support (recommended),
+ 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). Check out
+ ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/texinfo/ (ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/texinfo/).
+ Most documentation is in texinfo.
* The geometry package for LaTeX is needed to use ly2dvi. Available
at
(ftp://ftp.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/geometry)
or at mirror site ftp://ftp.dante.de (ftp://ftp.dante.de)
- * MetaPost, if you want to use direct PostScript output. Please note
- that tetex-0.4pl8 (included with Redhat 5.x) does not include
- `mfplain.mp', which is needed for producing the scaleable font
+ * MetaPost, needed for generating PostScript fonts. Please note that
+ tetex-0.4pl8 (included with Redhat 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'.
+
+ * kpathsea, a library for searching (TeX) files. `kpathsea' is
+ usually included with your installation of TeX.
+
Running
=======
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.
- * GUILE 1.3, check out http://www.gnu.org/software/guile/
+ * GUILE 1.3.4, check out http://www.gnu.org/software/guile/
(http://www.gnu.org/programs/guile.html)
For running LilyPond successfully you have to help TeX and MetaFont
The website is the most convenient form to use for reading the
documentation on-line documentation. It is made by entering
- make website
- This does require a fully functioning
+ make htmldoc
+ This does require a functioning LilyPond. The binary doesn't have
+to be installed.
If you want to auto-generate Lily's website, you'll need some
additional conversion tools.
You can then install the new pnmtopng into `/usr/local/bin/'
- * Bib2html http://pertsserver.cs.uiuc.edu/~hull/bib2html.
- (http://pertsserver.cs.uiuc.edu/~hull/bib2html.) Which, in
- turn depends on man2html for proper installation. man2html can be
- had from
+ * Bib2html (http://pertsserver.cs.uiuc.edu/~hull/bib2html).
+ Which, 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.
- * Doc++ (optional) to read the source code.
-
Configuring and compiling
=========================
This will install a number of files, something close to:
- /usr/local/man/man1/mi2mu.1
+ /usr/local/man/man1/midi2ly.1
+ /usr/local/man/man1/abc2ly.1
+ /usr/local/man/man1/etf2ly.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/midi2ly
/usr/local/bin/convert-mudela
/usr/local/bin/mudela-book
/usr/local/bin/abc2ly
+ /usr/local/bin/etf2ly
/usr/local/share/lilypond/*
- /usr/local/share/locale/{it,nl}/LC_MESSAGES/lilypond.mo
+ /usr/local/share/locale/{....}/LC_MESSAGES/lilypond.mo
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
rpm -i /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386/lilypond-x.y.z
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/).
+`ftp://ftp.cs.uu.nl/pub/GNU/LilyPond/RedHat/'.
For compilation on a RedHat system you need these packages, in
addition to the those needed for running:
Debian GNU/linux
================
- A Debian package is also available; contact Anthony Fok
-<foka@debian.org>. The build scripts are in the subdirectory `debian/'.
+ 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/'.
Windows NT/95
=============
If you find bugs, please send bug reports to <bug-gnu-music@gnu.org>.
- Known bugs that are LilyPond's fault are listed in `TODO', or
-demonstrated in `input/bugs/'.
+ Bugs that are LilyPond's fault are listed in our TODO list on the
+web, or demonstrated in `input/bugs/'.
- Known bugs that are not LilyPond's fault are documented here.
-
-All platforms
-*************
-
- * Guile 1.3.2 is buggy in several respects. Do not use it for
- LilyPond.
+ Bugs that are not LilyPond's fault are documented here.
LinuxPPC Bugs:
**************
Note that this only happens on some computers with the said
platform.
- * GUILE A binary RPM of Guile 1.3 has been distributed from the
- LilyPond ftp site. This binary was made in RedHat 5.x, and it
- will fail if this RPM is used with RedHat 6.x.
-
* libg++ 2.7
LilyPond occasionally crashes while parsing the initialisation
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