I replied to Roger Hurst and realised that reply to on this list replies to poster not the list....here is what I sent.
> I have Lilypond 2.8.3 installed on Windows XP and it works fine. > The installer is about 14 MB and contains everything needed. > I have not tried 2.8.5 so I cannot vouch for any problems with > installation. > > EDITING > > I use Emacs for my editing with the lilypond mode. This works fine > because > all I have to do when editing the files is to type Ctl-C Ctl-c (Control > C Control C) > and the compilation happens. > > HOW TO TEST IF YOUR INSTALLATION WORKED > > Open a command window and type the command: > > lilypond -v > > You should get some output for example: > > D:\>lilypond -v > GNU LilyPond 2.8.3 > This program is free software. It is covered by the GNU General Public > License and you are welcome to change it and/or distribute copies of it > under certain conditions. Invoke as `lilypond --warranty' for more > information. > > > Copyright (c) 1996--2006 by > Han-Wen Nienhuys <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Jan Nieuwenhuizen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > and others. > > > > Roger Hurst wrote: > > > I downloaded LilyPond 2.8.5 which I could not get to work. > > What do you mean? What error message did you get? > > > Charles --------------------------------------- Charles Cave Sydney, NSW, Australia -------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user