Re: save generated files to a separate directory

[Carl D. Sorensen]

On 12/30/08 9:42 PM, "chip" <address@hidden> wrote:

> Carl D. Sorensen wrote:
>> 
>> On 12/30/08 8:32 PM, "chip" <address@hidden> wrote:
>> 
>>  
>>> Is it possible to tell Lily to save all generated files to a separate
>>> directory? One that I define? I'd like to have a separate directory for
>>> each different song.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>    
>> Create the new directory, write your .ly file into it.
>> 
>> Change to the directory, and run LilyPond from it.  All the files will be
>> written to the current directory.
>> 
>> Carl
> When I installed lily on xp it put the shortcut on the desktop, how
> would I run it from the 'other' directory? right now all the files, 8 of
> them each time I drop the .ly file onto the lily icon, are written to
> the desktop. Do I move the shortcut icon into the new directory and drag
> the .ly file onto it there?

Instead of dragging and dropping, just double click on the .ly file that is
in another folder.  It should create the PDF in that folder.  At least it
does on my XP system.

Carl