Re: Please test gub

[David Kastrup]

Jacques Menu <address@hidden> writes:

> Hello Knut,
>
>> Lukas thought of the following options
>> 
>>   1) make musicxml2ly work again (by changing the Python version
>> used, or by fixing the problems with 2.4), or
>>   2) remove musicxml2ly from the distribution bundle, possibly
>>   2a) without replacement,
>>   2b) replaced by xml2ly
>> 
>> My comments:
>> 
>>   Option 1: 'fixing' musicxml to be compatible with python 2.4 is a
>> waste of time. Updating python for all target platforms will take a
>> lot of time. It's not clear if someone volunteers to do the job.
>>   Option 2a: not a real option, we need a working musicxml2ly (or
>> replacement) for 'bin/gub lilypond-test' and 'bin/gub lilypond-doc'
>>   Option 2b: maybe that would work, but we still would see the need
>> to update python.
>
> I’ve still got work on repeats handling finalization in xml2ly before
> it can be announced.
> The good news is that it’s pure C++11, no Python involved.

What makes this good news?

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David Kastrup