Thanks, I was not aware of it and I'll surely test it ASAP Cheers, P
On Fri, Feb 11, 2022 at 1:10 PM Jean Abou Samra <j...@abou-samra.fr> wrote: > > Le 11/02/2022 11:07, Paolo Prete <paolopr...@gmail.com> a écrit : > > > > > > Thanks for these infos. > > > > > > 1) once I download a development snapshot, how can I test it? > > > If you mean an unstable release, you cannot, since these > aren't built with Cairo yet -- the switch to Guile 2 > and the new infrastructure for binaries was already enough > for a single release. So if you want to test it (which > will be very much appreciated if you can report any > problems you find), you have to compile LilyPond yourself > by following the procedure described in > > http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.23/Documentation/contributor/compiling > > To enable Cairo, you have to configure with > > ../configure --enable-cairo-backend > > and then you run with Cairo using > > lilypond --svg -dbackend=cairo file.ly > > (if you use --svg, -dbackend=cairo must be last). > > > > 2) Is there a plan of when it will be included into a released version? > > I haven't followed this story very closely, but I guess > it will be included at some point in this development > series. When it will become the default is another question. > > > > 3) Is it already well working, or is it in unstable/buggy state? > > Working quite well overall. > > Best, > Jean >
