Re: Windows laptop

[Jonas Hahnfeld]

Am Samstag, dem 12.02.2022 um 10:14 +0100 schrieb Jeremiah Reilly:
> Hello Jonas
> 
> Thanks for your prompt reply.
> 
> I've looked at the link you provided. Sorry for the following
> questions, but this stuff is outside my field of competence.

No worries, we're still in the very early stages for those "new"
binaries. They will eventually be properly linked from the website.

> I think I don't want source code. I don't want to compile a binary.
> Do I download a "package?"
> If yes, which package? "lilypond-2.23.6-darwin-x86_64.tar.gz" ??

Yes, this is what you want.

> What is the "generic package" lilypond-2-23.6.tar.gz ?

This is also source code, you don't want this 😉 (in comparison to the
automatic downloads provided by GiLab, which is only a copy of the git
repository, this archive is with autoconf run to contain the configure
script)

> 
> Once I know what to download, I'll give it try.
> 
> Much appreciated.
> 
> On Sat, Feb 12, 2022 at 10:07 AM Jonas Hahnfeld <hahnjo@hahnjo.de>
> wrote:
> > Am Samstag, dem 12.02.2022 um 09:31 +0100 schrieb Jeremiah Reilly:
> > > Request: Would someone kindly help me spec a minimally adequate
> > > new/used Windows laptop to run Lilypond? Budget: less expensive
> > > is
> > > better, say less than $500. *Please be as specific as possible.*
> > > See
> > > "problem" and background below. Note: I don't have the physical
> > > space
> > > for a desktop, so the solution has to be a laptop.
> > > 
> > > Problem: Lilypond does not run on current MacOS 12.x Monterrey.
> > 
> > It does, or should be. External solutions such as MacPorts or
> > HomeBrew
> > should work since a long time, official binaries are available
> > since
> > the recent release:
> > https://gitlab.com/lilypond/lilypond/-/releases/release%252F2.23.6-
> > 1
> > 
> > Please give this a try and report back if it doesn't work.

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