Re: installing lilypond-mode for emacs on Linux

[Hwaen Ch'uqi]

Of course, this also assumes that you have downloaded the
documentation with the `--documentation' flag.

HC


On 4/8/22, Hwaen Ch'uqi <hwaenchuqi@gmail.com> wrote:
> Greetings Paul,
>
> I  don't know if this will help, but this is what I do to get
> lilypond-mode working on emacs. The one caveat is that I only have one
> version installed. First, when installing the .sh file, I use the flag
> `--prefix /usr/'. This ensures that the bin file is in the directory
> where I want it - namely, /usr/bin. Then, in my .emacs file, I include
> the following lines:
>
> (add-to-list 'load-path "/usr/lilypond/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/")
> (add-to-list 'Info-default-directory-list "/usr/lilypond/usr/share/info/")
> (autoload 'LilyPond-mode "lilypond-mode")
> (setq auto-mode-alist
>       (cons '("\\.ly$" . LilyPond-mode) auto-mode-alist))
> (add-hook 'LilyPond-mode-hook (lambda () (turn-on-font-lock)))
>
> As you can see, this also directs emacs where to search for the
> texinfo files. But when calling Info with `C-h i', you probably will
> still not see the lilyond manuals. That is because the dir file within
> that info directory is empty. So, as root, I put the following lines
> in that file:
>
> LilyPond
> * LilyPond Changes: (lilypond-changes). New features in 2.22.2 since 2.20
> * LilyPond Contributor's Guide: (lilypond-contributor).
> * LilyPond Essay: (lilypond-essay).
> * LilyPond Extending: (lilypond-extending).
> * LilyPond Internals Reference: (lilypond-internals).
> * LilyPond Learning Manual: (lilypond-learning).
> * LilyPond Music Glossary: (music-glossary).
> * LilyPond Notation Reference: (lilypond-notation).
> * LilyPond Snippets: (lilypond-snippets).
> * LilyPond Usage: (lilypond-usage).
> * LilyPond Web: (lilypond-web).
>
> Everything before the period in each line must stay in that format.
> After the period, you can write whatever description you like.
>
> I hope this helps.
>
> Hwaen Ch'uqi
>
>
> On 4/8/22, Paul Scott <waterhorse@ultrasw.com> wrote:
>>
>> On 4/7/22 16:17, David Kastrup wrote:
>>> Paul Scott <waterhorse@ultrasw.com> writes:
>>>
>>>> On 4/7/22 15:08, David Kastrup wrote:
>>>>> Paul Scott <waterhorse@ultrasw.com> writes:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 4/7/22 14:15, David Kastrup wrote:
>>>>>>> Paul Scott <waterhorse@ultrasw.com> writes:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 4/7/22 13:02, David Kastrup wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Paul Scott <waterhorse@ultrasw.com> writes:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Greetings,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I've forgotten too much.  I see the instructions for activating
>>>>>>>>>> lilypond-mode and am not remembering enough to get it to work.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> TIA for any help,
>>>>>>>>> cd elisp
>>>>>>>>> make
>>>>>>>>> sudo make install
>>>>>>>> I'm not finding a makefile.
>>>>>>> Have you tried?
>>>>>> Yes.  I've looked for many files like elisp and lilypond-mode in my
>>>>>> attempts.
>>>>>>>     There is GNUmakefile which will get picked up by, well,
>>>>>>> GNU Make.
>>>>>> I hadn't thought of GNUmakefile but according to updatedb and locate
>>>>>> there are only two clearly unrelated GNUmakefiles on this computer.
>>>>> Which begs the question: just what have you installed where and how
>>>>> with
>>>>> regard to LilyPond?
>>>>
>>>> I have Lily 2.22-2 and 2.23.6 installed.
>>> Where and how?
>>
>> 2.22.2: Debian install
>>
>> 2.23.6: .sh file from LilyPond web site.
>>
>> Paul
>>
>>
>>
>>
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