Re: Bringing LilyPad into LilyPond

[Han-Wen Nienhuys]

Ed Baskerville wrote:
> So, first, the main question: is there interest in combining the  
> existing LilyPond.app with some of the features and approaches of  
> LilyPad? If there is interest, I'd be happy to take the reins on OS X  
> GUI development--it's what I know best. If somebody else is already  

LilyPond.app has been my work, but I don't mind if someone else steps to 
continue improveming and developing it. However, I do oppose to 
Objective-C as development language. We already have too many languages 
(C++, Python, Scheme and bits of C)- and I see a maintenance problem 
with adding another one. The wrapper for LilyPond.app has been written 
in Python, which is fortunately pretty simple to learn and use.

> doing this actively, I'd be happy to alternatively have a smaller,  
> supporting role.
>
> If so, the next question: what logistically has to happen to get that  
> code in there and to get me involved in the process? I know nothing  
> about the development standards, build system, source tree, etc., so  
> I'd love some guidance.

The easiest would be to check out the installers/macos/ module from 
savannah CVS. In the LilyPad subdirectory, you'll find a pyobjc 
application, which you can build with

  python setup py2app.py

set LILYPOND_DEBUG_APPDIR=/Applications/LilyPond.app/ , and you will be 
able to run dist/LilyPond.app

oh, I suspect that you might have to install pyobjc (pyobjc.sf.net) to 
make it work.



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