Re: Development and Stable version on Mac
I assume that this works the same (or at least reasonably similar) on Linux and Mac: - install one version (as you have) on the user level (i.e. not as root) - *move* the whole installation directory from ~/lilypond to somewhere else, e.g. ~/lilyponds/2.18.2 (the last part is an arbitrary name, but I think the version number is a good idea). [arbitrary step to check: - create a symlink from ~/lilypond to the new location ] -install the second version in the user's home directory (the first version has been moved out of the way) - move the new installation directoryy from ~/lilypond to e.g. ~/lilyponds/2.19.16 Now you can set a symlink to point from ~/lilypond to either of the directories where you moved the install dirs to. This way you can easily switch between the two versions. Instead of juggling wiht the symlink you could also create two wrapper scripts that simply call the right executable. I don't know if that works out exactly the same on Mac, but I think the general idea should work. If you are using Frescobaldi, you can simply register an arbitrary number of LilyPond versions in the Preferences, though. HTH Urs Am 31.10.2014 20:19, schrieb Br. Samuel Springuel: What's the simplest way to get both the development and stable version of lilypond running on a Mac from a user perspective? I already have the stable version installed from the downloadable binaries and don't want to mess with this but also want to test some changes that have taken place in the development version to see if they solve some issues I've been having (some chatter on the list makes me think they might). I'm not planning on contributing modifications to the source as I'm too busy with other projects. ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
Re: Development and Stable version on Mac
Am 31.10.2014 20:19, schrieb Br. Samuel Springuel: What's the simplest way to get both the development and stable version of lilypond running on a Mac from a user perspective? I already have the stable version installed from the downloadable binaries and don't want to mess with this but also want to test some changes that have taken place in the development version to see if they solve some issues I've been having (some chatter on the list makes me think they might). I'm not planning on contributing modifications to the source as I'm too busy with other projects. I'd say the easiest way to do this is using homebrew (brew.sh). You can install both regular and devel branches of lilypond (brew install lilypond or brew install --devel lilypond), each in its own directory. Then, you can either use them in its own directory or use brew switch lilypond version to create the correct symlinks automatically. I don't use the devel branch, so I cannot tell you if whether it's broken or not, but it's so easy it's worth a try. ;) ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
Re: Development and Stable version on Mac
2014-10-31 21:43 GMT+01:00 Br. Samuel Springuel rpspring...@gmail.com: 1) Download the binary for the latest development release 2) Unpack the tarball 3) Rename the application file to LilyPond-dev 4) Copy into Applications This is what I usually do. Indeed at the moment I have about a dozen of different versions of LilyPond.app that I renamed as LilyPond X.Y.Z.app (all of them are registered in Frescobaldi). If I remember correctly, this was somehow problematic with 2.12.X and/or 2.13.X, but I think that renaming LilyPond.app version = 2.14.0 is perfectly OK. Best wishes. Davide ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
Development and Stable version on Mac
What's the simplest way to get both the development and stable version of lilypond running on a Mac from a user perspective? I already have the stable version installed from the downloadable binaries and don't want to mess with this but also want to test some changes that have taken place in the development version to see if they solve some issues I've been having (some chatter on the list makes me think they might). I'm not planning on contributing modifications to the source as I'm too busy with other projects. -- ✝ Br. Samuel, OSB (R. Padraic Springuel) PAX ☧ ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
Re: Development and Stable version on Mac
Figured out the answer to my own question: 1) Download the binary for the latest development release 2) Unpack the tarball 3) Rename the application file to LilyPond-dev 4) Copy into Applications 5) Create command line alias scripts which point to the development version -- ✝ Br. Samuel, OSB (R. Padraic Springuel) PAX ☧ ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
