Re: Lilypond build dependency tlasm

[Immanuel Litzroth]

In this case the problem seems the font used rather than in the naming.
Immanuel

On Wed, Sep 7, 2022 at 12:02 PM David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org> wrote:
>
> Lukas-Fabian Moser <lfm@gmx.de> writes:
>
> > Hi Andrew,
> >
> > Am 07.09.22 um 10:19 schrieb Andrew Bernard:
> >> I cant find out what tlasm is. It's a missing dependency for the
> >> build. Google's indexing of billions of pages produces nothing,
> >> unless I am dreaming. Could somebody help me understand what this
> >> program is and where to find it?
> >>
> >> ../configure outputs:
> >>
> >> ERROR: Please install required programs:  t1asm
> >
> > t1asm != tlasm (in uppercase: T1ASM != TLASM)
>
> There are things like imprudent naming choices that are mistakes waiting
> to happen.
>
> I called an early utility of mine "Preview-LaTeX" and realized with the
> first vanity searches that web search engines generally ignore case.
> And that I was not exactly entering an empty search space.
>
> Well, I've dropped the capitalization since then, and clearly by now
> that tool (that ended up quite elaborate partly due to a host of
> contributors) dominates the search space.
>
> But "is this a good idea?" is something people should really consider
> when coining terms that other people will have to use as a reference.
>
> --
> David Kastrup
>


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