Re: DOCS: revising LM "Score and Parts"

[Carl D. Sorensen]

On 5/22/09 7:36 AM, "Jonathan Kulp" <address@hidden> wrote:

> Carl D. Sorensen wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> On 5/21/09 4:16 PM, "John Mandereau" <address@hidden> wrote:
>> 
>>> Graham Percival a écrit :
>>>> Also, I'm slightly leery about how the Makefile stuff would be
>>>> introduced -- it should be obvious that this only works on linux
>>>> and osx (by default), and would require a lot of additional
>>>> software to run on window.
>>>> 
>>> A default Cygwin installation provides all you need for this IIRC < this
>>> is a lot anyway, but this is doable with a few clicks :-)
>> 
>> Can't the Windows user just download GNU Make for Windows?
>> 
>> <http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/make.htm>
>> 
>> I see no need to get a full Cygwin package just for make.
>> 
> 
> But aren't the commands run from the Makefile dependent on something
> like Cygwin?  I honestly don't know, I'm just wondering.

Windows has a built in command shell, and at least from my cursory overview
GNU Make knows how to work with it.

I think that all of the lilypond specific stuff is already installed with
lilypond.

The biggest potential problem I see is that Windows uses "delete" where
linux uses "rm".  But this is easily handled in the makefile, I think.

> 
>> If you'd like, I can ask on user for a guinea pig.
>> 
>> Carl
>> 
> 
> This is a good idea, Carl.  I wouldn't mind trying it myself. My son's
> laptop has XP on one partition but I don't know if I'll be able to get
> on there and try this out.  I'd be a good one to try it, though, because
> I'm totally clueless on Windows, and if I can get it working then
> anybody could. :)

I think you'd be perfect, Jon, because
a) You are interested
b) You know the makefile
c) You don't know Windows

Carl