Han-Wen Nienhuys writes:
|[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
|> I would like to make the following proposal for the binary
|> distribution of the Windows NT version of lilypond.
|
|Let me first stress, that I've got nothing to do the NT port, so all
|my comments are to be taken for what they're worth.
|
Disclaimer... more disclaimer :)
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|> 2. I propose a python version of ly2dvi called ly2dvi32.py. This will
|> allow Window's folks to generate music with titles and the like.
|
|I would like to propose to redo ly2dvi in python completely. It
|doesn't make sense to have a sh script around when a working .py
|script is there.
Jan, What do you think of this?
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|> 1. Hard coded lilypond search path does not suit relocation of
|> the binary.
|>
|> o ly2dvi32.py will handle this thru the use of argv[0].
|> o We could make lilypond's internal search path use argv[0] as a
|> seed to the internal search path.
|
|It could be done; however, on Unix argv[0] is usually useless.
Ooops (red faced) yep, I've been writting in too many script languages
lately.
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|> 4. Environment variables. Not being an experienced NT user I don't
|> know if this is an issue or not. Many programs seem to set values
|> in the registry during the post installation process. I'm not so
|> crazy about this however.
|
|me too. But it might be inescapable for TeX and MF. Have you given
|this thought?
|
I am using MikTeX and it seems to support a variety ways to set the
search path. I simply set TEXINPUTS in ly2dvi32.py and things seem to
work. Folks that are running lilypond standalone with the version
rooted directory structure would either edit a runtime TeX config
file or set an environment file.
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|>
|> 5. I presently can not generate the web documentation due to my
|> inability to find command line graphic translators for the Windows
|> NT platform.
|>
|> o Any suggestions for pstogif etc. on windows?
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|ps-to-gif is in buildscripts/. You need the PBM utilities.
|
All of the ps-to-gifs utilities I researched use gs to go to ppm.
Unfortunately, ppm is not a supported device in the NT distribution of
gstools. And furthermore, if I am not mistaken, the PBM package
relies on 'X' and I presently don't have X on my NT box and really
don't want to go down that road. Any other suggestions?
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|> I have a rough draft of python32.py that I have been using. And with
|> the blessing of the major contributors, I would be willing to
|> distribute the proposed binary to anyone who is interested.
|
|That is OK. There is one issue remaining: an FTP site. I want to
|migrate away from pcnov095.win.tue.nl, because of various
|inconveniences, so I would appreciate it if you set up an FTP site or
|web site yourself.
|
Han-Wen, are you asking for an alternate place for putting lilypond
homepage or a web site just for Windows NT distributions? I only pay
for 5Meg of disk space from my provider. I could most definitely
provide a lilypond Windows NT web site. Any suggestions on look
and/or content of such a Web site.
Jeff
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Jeffrey B. Reed
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