MacOS applications are generally designed NOT to need an installer--they are self-contained. An application is actually an application *directory* which contains all of the necessary stuff that an app may need. It eliminates the need for installers and databases to keep in sync (aka. Windows Registry). Most configurations are in the form of small text files as well. It also eliminates the need to clean up a removed application that has "exploded" all over the file system (aka. Linux).
IMHO, it's the way it *should* be. On Thu, Jul 3, 2025 at 7:46 AM Federico Bruni <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Il giorno gio 3 lug 2025 alle 02:58:54 -04:00:00, David Olson > <[email protected]> ha scritto: > > Dear LilyPonders, > > > > I downloaded LilyPond 2.24.4 ("stable") for MacOS Ventura, but there > > is no Installer. > > > > The documentation > > < > https://lilypond.org/doc/v2.24/Documentation/learning/graphical-setup-under-macos > > > > > > tells how to install Frescobaldi, but not the simple version I'm > > accustomed to using. > > > > No, it tells you actually, at the beginning: > > """ > Download LilyPond for macOS from Download. The file will be an archive > called ‘lilypond-x.y.z-darwin-x86_64.tar.gz’ (where “darwin” > means it’s for macOS). In the Finder, extract this archive. Place the > resulting directory lilypond-x.y.z-darwin-x86_64 in a permanent > location; the actual folder doesn’t matter, you just need to put it > somewhere you won’t move it afterwards. For example, you could choose > your home folder. > """ > > LilyPond is no longer installed through an installer. You extract an > archive and use the binaries inside it. > If you choose Frescobaldi, you can add the path to that directory in > the preferences. > > If you prefer the command line, you might want to add the path to your > PATH env variable inside ~/.bash_profile so you don't have to type the > full path to run it. Perhaps this information might be added here: > https://lilypond.org/doc/v2.25/Documentation/learning/command-line-setup > > > > > -- *Jeff Kopmanis* Medium: https://kopmanis.medium.com GLAAC: https://www.glaac.org/ University Lowbrow Astronomers: https://lowbrows.club Orange Can Astronomy: https://www.facebook.com/orangecanastronomy/ ** Go Green and leave this email on the Screen! **
