On 5/22/09 7:36 AM, "Jonathan Kulp" <jonlancek...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Carl D. Sorensen wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 5/21/09 4:16 PM, "John Mandereau" <john.mander...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Graham Percival a écrit :
>>>> Also, I'm slightly leery about how the Makefile stuff would be
>>>> introduced -- it should be obvious that this only works on linux
>>>> and osx (by default), and would require a lot of additional
>>>> software to run on window.
>>>>
>>> A default Cygwin installation provides all you need for this IIRC < this
>>> is a lot anyway, but this is doable with a few clicks :-)
>>
>> Can't the Windows user just download GNU Make for Windows?
>>
>> <http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/make.htm>
>>
>> I see no need to get a full Cygwin package just for make.
>>
>
> But aren't the commands run from the Makefile dependent on something
> like Cygwin? I honestly don't know, I'm just wondering.
Windows has a built in command shell, and at least from my cursory overview
GNU Make knows how to work with it.
I think that all of the lilypond specific stuff is already installed with
lilypond.
The biggest potential problem I see is that Windows uses "delete" where
linux uses "rm". But this is easily handled in the makefile, I think.
>
>> If you'd like, I can ask on user for a guinea pig.
>>
>> Carl
>>
>
> This is a good idea, Carl. I wouldn't mind trying it myself. My son's
> laptop has XP on one partition but I don't know if I'll be able to get
> on there and try this out. I'd be a good one to try it, though, because
> I'm totally clueless on Windows, and if I can get it working then
> anybody could. :)
I think you'd be perfect, Jon, because
a) You are interested
b) You know the makefile
c) You don't know Windows
Carl
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