2013/3/4 David Kastrup <d...@gnu.org>: > Francisco Vila <paconet....@gmail.com> writes: > >> 2013/3/4 Christ van Willegen <cvwille...@gmail.com>: >>> Hi Francisco, >>> >>> On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 12:32 PM, Francisco Vila >>> <paconet....@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> I don't remember what the problem is about Frescobaldi on MacOS. All I >>>> can say that is directly related to this is: >>> >>> Well, AFAIK (and I think I checked last week...) Frescobaldi does not >>> have an 'easy install' for Mac OS-X. It is: Install this, and this >>> (rom source) and mind that this is the correct version, and _then_.... >> >> In GNU/Linux it is a small nightmare to install. In Windows it is a >> matter of next-next-next-done. I'd like to change this if I only knew >> how to. The released lilypond binary is a model, I think. Single file, >> all dependencies built-in. Somebody should tell Wilbert. And MacOS is >> more urgent than GNU/Linux because the wider user base. > > "wider user base" is only relevant in relation to the "wider developer > base" it causes in the long run, where "developer base" includes > everything and everybody producing actual commits. > > GNU/Linux is more important in that regard since it is pretty much our > _only_ development platform. Even for people otherwise at home on other > operating systems. So it is doubly important that we don't have > stumbling blocks requiring experienced users of GNU/Linux there. > > Now it is true that I likely don't have a good clue about the role of > Frescobaldi in this universe.
What I really meant is that a monolithic, windows-style installer for Frescoaldi on MacOs is more important than one for GNU/Linux because GNU/Linux users are more likely to be able to face the rather challenging compiling/installing process of Frescobaldi. Important for Frescobaldi and indirectly also for LilyPond, IMO, because I find Frescobaldi very user friendly and thus it lowers the entry barrier to LilyPond. No offense intended for users of any other OS than GNU/Linux. -- Francisco Vila. Badajoz (Spain) www.paconet.org , www.csmbadajoz.com _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
