On 2020-11-01 5:26 pm, Ralph Palmer wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 1, 2020 at 7:31 PM Aaron Hill <lilypond@hillvisions.com>
> wrote:
>
>> On 2020-11-01 3:58 pm, Aaron Hill wrote:
>> > On 2020-11-01 3:41 pm, Ralph Palmer wrote:
>> >> Hi -
>> >>
>> >> I would like to install LilyPond 2.21.80, but I don't know how. I have
>> >> successfully installed earlier versions, but I don't remember how, and
>> >> I
>> >> can't find instructions.
>> >
>> > The installation instructions can be found here [1] where you would
>> > obtain the stable release. (Perhaps a helpful link could be added on
>> > the development/unstable pages.)
>> >
>> > [1]: http://lilypond.org/unix.html
>>
>> Never mind. There *is* a link to the stable download page in the big
>> friendly box above the download links.
>>
>>
>> -- Aaron Hill
>>
>>
> Thanks, Aaron, but I specifically asked about 2.21.80 because of Phil
> Holmes' request for users to use the "stable release candidate", or
> 2.21.80. I'm currently running 2.20.0. I could not find adequate
> instructions for installing the unstable version.
That's the point. It's all the same. There's no unique instructions
for stable vs. unstable. Follow the stable instructions, but download
the unstable .sh script.
-- Aaron Hill
Thanks, Aaron. I'll do it. I wish it had been clear that the instructions were not just for the stable version.
Ralph