Hi James, > I cannot even get autogen.sh to run! > > > -bash: ./autogen.sh: /bin/sh^M: bad interpreter: No such file or directory > > This appears to be caused by a line ending difference betwen *nix and > Windows.
That's odd; did you clone the repo from within WSL or from Windows? > > Ugh. So much for WSL. I keep running into issues like this and yet some > people keep insisting to me that WSL == Linux (or as good as). I resorted to using WSL out of desperation on a system where I can't get the wifi to work on Linux. I was able to develop on LilyPond more or less unhindered (until I checked again recently). If you have a Linux system there's no reason to use WSL (IMO). Kevin > > Oh well. So much for compiling on WSL. > > James > > > > > > > > Thanks for taking the time. I cannot recall what error I had now - the > > machine that WSL is on is a work machine so I tend to keep it clear of > > personal stuff but I was curious and had some time on my hands - but I > > do remember being able to build LilyPond just not the doc. > > > > I'll check again next week, maybe try an earlier version of Ubuntu if > > such a thing exists on MS marketplace these days. > > > > James > > > > > > > >> > >> > >> On Wed, 9 Jun 2021 at 10:49, Kevin Barry <barr...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> Hi James, > >>> > >>> I'm pretty sure that I managed this, but I may not have gone as far as > >>> a full doc build, but I think I managed install-info. I will try to > >>> make time to verify and get back to you. > >>> > >>> Kevin > >>> > >>> On Wed, 9 Jun 2021 at 07:37, James <pkx1...@posteo.net> wrote: > >>>> Hello, > >>>> > >>>> Has anyone on this list recently (within the last year or so) ever > >>>> managed to build LP and its Doc using WSL - specifically version 2 > >>>> (I am > >>>> using Ubuntu 20.04)? > >>>> > >>>> Every now and again I go back and reclone the entire git dir and go > >>>> through the setting up of software dependencies etc. but I've never > >>>> managed ever to get a full doc build to complete. > >>>> > >>>> I haven't done any useful debugging as I have a linux box that works > >>>> fine so it's not a huge deal but I was wondering if anyone on this > >>>> list > >>>> had ever tried on WSL and got it to work. > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> -- > >>>> > >>>> regards > >>>> > >>>> James > >>> > > > > > -- > -- > > regards > > James >
