Re: New release

[David Kastrup]

Peter Toye <address@hidden> writes:

>> Message: 3
>> Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2020 17:57:20 +0100
>> From: David Kastrup <address@hidden>
>> To: Gianmaria Lari <address@hidden>
>> Cc: Phil Holmes <address@hidden>,  LilyPond User Group
>>         <address@hidden>
>> Subject: Re: New release
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>> Gianmaria Lari <address@hidden> writes:
>
>>> Hello Phil,
>
>>> I downloaded and I'm trying to install the windows version.
>
>>> Is it normal that 2.19.84 version tries to install itself it in the old
>>> folder "LilyPond2.19.83"?
>
>>> Have a look to the attached screenshot.
>
>> I suspect that it just tries installing into
>> the same directory that you
>> directed it to install to with the last
>> invocation.  That this contains
>> a version string is not detected.  It would
>> likely be an interesting
>> change to the installer to search for such
>> patterns and replace them,
>> but since the installer is not generic to LilyPond but a
>> Windows-specific GUB component, that change
>> would likely require some
>> knowledgable surgery.  Alternatively I am not
>> sure whether Frescobaldi
>> does not offer a means to download and install LilyPond versions.
>
> I've just had a quick look at Frescobaldi and can't see anything on
> its menus which implies that you can install Lilypond. Unless it's
> well hidden.

I think you are right; at least I cannot find anything like that in
3.0.0.  I thought that this was being discussed at some time, but I
don't know what the conclusion or any resulting action was.

-- 
David Kastrup