Re: Using Lilypond

[Mats Bengtsson]

Dave Phillips wrote:
> When using convert-ly you should add this line to your original LY file:
>
>    \version "1.8"

Well, you should add the version number of the LilyPond version the
file originally was written for. Typically, it has three level of
digits, such as \version "1.8.3".

> since the utility essentially works as an updating device.
>
> > Also, how is it decided which versions are ported to Windows?
>
>
> I don't use Windows and I'm not a LilyPond developer, but my guess is 
> that there's a big dartboard at LilyPond Central... ;-)

The stable versions (2.2.x for the moment) are ported to Windows as
quickly as the responsible person has time to do it. The experimental
development versions (2.3.x for the moment) are typically not ported.

   /Mats