Re: Git/Lilypond workflow

[Tom Cloyd]

Thanks for this thread. I'm find this of real interest to me, for several reasons. I've had the question myself, and turned away from Git-engagement because I couldn't "see the light". I'm off to read the blog post. Should be interesting!

Tom

On Sun, Feb 15, 2015 at 5:16 PM, <address@hidden> wrote:

Am 2015-02-15 15:19, schrieb RomanticStrings:

What is the benefit of using Git?  I understand that it keeps track of
changes, so you can check your log and even retrieve previous versions(?).

I use my home MacBook Pro and my work (sacred music director) PC laptop, and
I have both a Dropbox and Google Drive account.  It seems like Git doesn't
work nicely with the latter, though I have much more space in it.  Is there
any reason I should consider using Git to manage my files, or is there a way
to create an "off-site(?)" server to maintain my files so that I can access
them on two computers?  I am currently using Dropbox with a symbolic link to
access the files I need on both computers (with the hard file on my laptop,
which stays at home).

Basically, what is the purpose of using Git other than keeping track of
changes?

As suggested you may have a look at http://lilypondblog.org/tag/version-control/
(maybe taking this as a starter: http://lilypondblog.org/2014/01/why-use-version-control-for-engraving-scores/)

Generally Git doesn't work well with _any_ service like Dropbox or Google Drive (anything that touches your files independently from yourself).

You can create an account at (e.g.) GitHub (only open source repositories are free) or (e.g.) BitBucket, where you can have free private repositories with up to five collaborators. There are other providers but I can't comment on them, and you can create your own GitLab clone like Gitlab - but when you're not even sure whether you'd need Git at all that's definitely nothing for you yet.

As to your final question: The purpose of using Git is keeping track of changes. And that makes the difference. I always say: making the move to use version control for authoring documents (scores and text) is like learning to read or learning to walk.

Best
Urs

~Conor Cook



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