Re: Cygwin install - test.ly not registered

[Michiel Lange]

You could try to fire up cygwin and cd-ing to the path.
cd <drive letter>
cd <path to the piece>
and then launch lilypond like this:
lilypond <name of piece>

that should work...

-Michiel

James Savage wrote:

> Hi folks,
> I have attempted to instal lilipond by selecing it from the publishing
> section of Cygwin setup within Windows 2000 professional.  The install
> proceeds without any visible errors but when complete I am unable to get
> lilipond to fireup by double clicking on the test.ly file located on my
> desktop. I was expecting the instal to register files ending in .ly with
> Win2K.  What other options do I have to test the install?  Can I do it from
> the command line in cygwin ?
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> Finally, are there any pre-requisites that I should check?
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> Thanks in advance,
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> James
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> PS I have not subscribed to this list as yet so please could any responders
> reply direct.  Many thanks.
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