Re: file locations or links in snippets

[Trevor Daniels]

John Mandereau wrote Saturday, May 10, 2008 8:50 AM
> On 2008/05/09, Graham Percival wrote:
> > input/new/makam.ly  now contains:
> > +microtonal alterations.  Consult the initialization file
> > address@hidden (in @code{/usr/share/lilypond/current/ly})
> > +for details of pitch names and alterations.
> >
> > This is true for some linux installations (although not mine; I
> > keep all non-debian-packaged software in my user account), but
> > certainly not true of OSX or windows installations.
>
> I think this is actually true for all GUB installations, whatever the
> OS, and this is not true for non-GUB installation (Debian and RPM
> packages, or self-compiled installations, for example, which use
> share/lilypond/x.y.z).
>
> > A few snippet simply include text like "Consult the initialization
> > file @code{makam-init.ly) (see the `Learning Manual X.Y.Z
> > Initialization Files' for the location of this file) for details
> > of pitch names and alterantions)".  I'd recommend doing that here
> > as well.
>
> You're right, so we could easily mention the case of
> share/lilypond/x.y.z in 'Initialization Files'.
Section 4.6.3 in the LM called "Other sources of information" already
contains pointers to these files for Linux, MacOS X and Windows, but
it doesn't mention non-GUB installations.  Should I add this info to
that section?  If so, what exactly does the x.y.z mean?

> Cheers,
> John

Trevor