sect(ABSTRACT)
-You do something which looks remotely like
-verb(
- configure # Check out the buildscripts/set-lily.sh script
- make
- make install
-)
-
-The detailed instructions follow here. The
-file(buildscripts/set-lily.sh) script sets some environment variables
-and symlinks, which comes in handly when you have to compile LilyPond
-very often. It is aimed at people who run (or debug) LilyPond without
-installing.
+This document explains what you need to install LilyPond, and what you
+should do. If you are going to compile and install LilyPond very
+often you might want to check out the file(buildscripts/set-lily.sh)
+script. It sets some environment variables and symlinks, which comes
+in handly when you have to compile LilyPond very often.
sect(PREREQUISITES)
to install GNU LilyPond, simply type:
verb(
- configure
+ gunzip -c lilypond-x.y.z | tar xf -
+ cd lilypond-x.y.z
+ configure # fill in your standard prefix with --prefix
make
make install
)
sect(REDHAT LINUX)
RedHat Linux users can compile an RPM. A spec file is in
-file(make/out/lilypond.spec). You should install a gif file called
-file(lelie_icon.gif) along with the sources. You can generate this
-gif file by typing
-
-verb(
- make gifs
-)
-
-in the directory file(Documentation).
+file(make/out/lilypond.spec), it is distributed along with the
+sources.
You can make the rpm by issuing
-
verb(
- make rpm
+ rpm -tb lilypond-x.y.z.tar.gz
+ rpm -i /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386/lilypond-x.y.z
)
sect(DEBIAN GNU/LINUX)
A Debian package is also available; contact Anthony Fok
-email(foka@debian.org). The build scripts are in the subdirectory file(debian/)
+email(foka@debian.org). The build scripts are in the subdirectory
+file(debian/).
sect(WINDOWS NT/95)