Re: 64-bit version of Lilypond?

[David Kastrup]

Hans Åberg <address@hidden> writes:

>> On 24 Feb 2019, at 19:28, Karlin High <address@hidden> wrote:
>> 
>> On Sun, Feb 24, 2019, 7:26 AM Hans Åberg <address@hidden> wrote:
>> 
>> > On 24 Feb 2019, at 01:16, Carl Sorensen <address@hidden> wrote:
>> > 
>> > Still needs to download the SDK from Apple:
>> > 
>> > https://github.com/tpoechtrager/osxcross#packaging-the-sdk 
>> 
>> They are listed at
>>   https://developer.apple.com/download/more/
>> One needs to have an account and log in. Mentioned at the bottom at
>>   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xcode
>> 
>> I am thinking about what it means if lilypond.org can no longer
>> provide the Apple SDK, etc for automatic download by GUB.
>> 
>> It seems like anyone that wants to do GUB builds for macOS would
>> need to get an Apple account and download the software
>> themselves. Less convenient, but how much harder then setting up
>> LilyDev? To me it doesn't seem like a show-stopper.
>
> One has always had to have an account for the actual download.
>
> Is it for the app you need the SDK, or it is something else?
>
>> Are there any other considerations here related to software usage
>> rights? GPL v2 versus v3 was mentioned earlier; can anyone provide
>> an overview of what that change means for a LilyPond 64 bit macOS
>> effort?
>
> Nothing, I would think.

If libraries with incompatible license would require to be linked, it
means "nothing" in the sense of "there is nothing we can offer for
MacOSX".

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David Kastrup