Re: lilypond does not compile: fontforge version not detected

[Masamichi HOSODA]

> hi,
> 
> this patch fixes the issue. fontforge is now detected and configure
> script finishes without issue.
> 
> thanks.
> 
> Dne 22.8.2015 v 14:25 Masamichi HOSODA napsal(a):
>>> i attempted to install lilypond-9999 gentoo ebuild but it fails because it 
>>> does not detect fontforge version correctly:
>>>
>>> # ./configure
>>> ...
>>> configure: creating ./config.status
>>> config.status: creating config.make
>>> config.status: creating config.hh
>>> configure: WARNING: unrecognized options: --with-ncsb-dir
>>>
>>> WARNING: Please consider installing optional programs or files:  dblatex 
>>> pdflatex epsf.tex lh CTAN package (texlive-lang-cyrillic or texlive-texmf-
>>> fonts)
>>>
>>> ERROR: Please install required programs:  /usr/bin/fontforge >= 20110222 
>>> (installed: 99da6faa1ea3b4f80ecd333f596ea7dab205325)
>>>
>>> See INSTALL.txt for more information on how to build LilyPond
>>> ...
>>>
>>> here is the output of fontforge:
>>>
>>> # fontforge --version
>>> Copyright (c) 2000-2014 by George Williams. See AUTHORS for Contributors.
>>>  License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later 
>>> <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
>>>  with many parts BSD <http://fontforge.org/license.html>. Please read 
>>> LICENSE.
>>>  Based on sources from 10:14 CEST 19-Aug-2015-ML-D.
>>>  Based on source from git with hash: 
>>> 99da6faa1ea3b4f80ecd333f596ea7dab205325e
>>> no xdefs_filename!
>>> TESTING: getPixmapDir:/usr/share/fontforge/pixmaps
>>> TESTING: getShareDir:/usr/share/fontforge
>>> TESTING: GResourceProgramDir:/usr/bin
>>> trying default theme:/usr/share/fontforge/pixmaps/resources
>>> fontforge 10:14 CEST 19-Aug-2015
>>> libfontforge 20150819
>>>
>>>
>>> it apparently catches git hash instead of the date version.
>> Would you try the attached patch?
>> It is necessary `./autogen.sh' before `./configure'.

I've created Issue 4573.
https://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=4573
https://codereview.appspot.com/258400043

Thank you.