> On 18 Mar 2022, at 20:28, Miguel Abrams <miguelabram...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Hans: > > I wondered if you could suggest the next steps I should take. I have > completed the following successfully. > > MacPorts was installed successfully, after Xcode install completed > > Both appear operational > > I followed the instructions displayed at : > > https://ports.macports.org/port/lilypond/ > > To Install Lilypond, run the following command in macOS Terminal > > sudo port install Lilypond > > Lilypond version 2.22.2 Updated 3 weeks ago approx > > The install appears to have been completed without error. > > Please understand that I have limited knowledge of Terminal use. > > My question for you is how do you launch Lilypond?
I think that MacPorts writes a line to change the PATH variable to include the stuff in /opt/local/bin/, where alos lilypond is. So on a test file test.ly, in Terminal, just try lilypond test.ly or /opt/local/bin/lilypond/test.ly You might install Frescobaldi and typeset it from there. It knwos about MacPorts so should work automatically. If you have some problems with the language that lilypond writes, then you might try the script I gave. Type echo $PATH If /usr/local/bin is not before /opt/local/bin, then it means that MacPorts programs are chosen over those in /usr/local/bin. Then file ~/.zshrc may have to be edited. All this may be complicated and a bit confusing at first, but not really difficult compared to music. :-)