Hi James, > my point is that it really isn't that hard to set up even for a complete > beginner.
I've done Java programming in Eclipse with WebObjects Frameworks and WOLips -- the setup for that was "complicated" (i.e., tedious and time-consuming), but I was able to accomplish it on three different machines (three different OSes), first time every time. I've installed full LaTeX installations on several different machines and OSes; again, first time each time. In fact, I've done a number of fairly complex installations -- database servers, web servers, and so on -- and most have gone smoothly, where eventually (if not on the first try every time) the installation was complete and stable. I tried two different times to install a Lilypond build system on my [own, well-known] machine -- with the help of the "experts" on these lists -- to no avail. I refuse to believe it's my incompetence alone that caused this problem. :-p > I use a 1.5GB VM I wish someone had suggested a VM when I *first* started to set up the environment -- as Carl noted, by the time someone (Graham?) suggested a VM, I was already beyond frustrated with the huge number of hair-pulling hours I had already spent trying to get a simple doc build to happen. I'm happy to continue with the VM install I've started... but Graham (the expert, AFAICT) is recommending that I wait. Cheers, Kieren. _______________________________________________ lilypond-devel mailing list lilypond-devel@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-devel
