Re: Code review/discussion time again.

[Carl Sorensen]

On 11/21/09 5:17 PM, "David Kastrup" <address@hidden> wrote:

> Neil Puttock <address@hidden> writes:
> 
>> 2009/11/21 David Kastrup <address@hidden>:
>> 
>>> Modifying Lilypond, then recompiling and reinstalling.  That's not the
>>> most hack-friendly way.  I am still finding my way around.
>> 
>> You're only modifying .scm files, so there shouldn't be any
>> recompiling/reinstalling involved.
> 
> They are lilypond .scm files, so I need to edit them either in the
> source tree (where they won't get consulted without reinstalling) or in
> the installed tree (where they will get overwritten on reinstalling) or
> in private directories (where I get into search order mess when
> different versions are flying around).

It's possible to run lilypond without installing it (see section 2.2 of the
Contributors' Guide for instructions on running lilypond from the source
tree).

And if you have the source tree in a git repository, then it's trivial to
make branches, and checkout the appropriate branch.  That way you don't have
to worry about overwrites (and if you do have overwrite problems, then you
just reset the head).

It's no problem at all, if you do it that way.

HTH,

Carl