On Sat, Mar 10, 2012 at 11:00:43PM +0100, David Kastrup wrote: > > So what is the difference as compared to the version on the LilyPond > download page? What makes the download for FreeBSD that we offer less > desirable?
I am only one person, and I cannot make global, objective statements about what is or is not desireable. It's not a case where one alternative is universally better than another. It's a personal preference, combined with details of the system in question. Some folks may have slower systems, and would prefer to install the official binaries so that they don't have to compile the source themselves. Or disk space could be a factor. The FreeBSD ports tree does take up space, and some FreeBSD users elect not to dedicate disk space to that purpose. Having binaries available has value for them. The same user who installs a binary on one machine may elect to build lilypond from source code on another machine, instead of installing a pre-compiled binary. The FreeBSD ports system accomodates that scenario. Also, NetBSD's pgksrc system is similar to FreeBSD's. This means a NetBSD user who has no access to an official binary may find inspiration and/or clues from examining a FreeBSD port that would permit him/her to run LilyPond on NetBSD, even in the absence of an official binary for NetBSD. The official binaries definitely have value, and I certainly wouldn't categorize their production as a waste of time or effort. _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
