Re: Problem installing docs

[Federico Bruni]

On Fri, 10 Jul, 2020 at 17:23, David Sumbler <david@aeolia.co.uk> wrote:
> I downloaded Lilypond version 2.21.2 today.  When I ran the script 
> with
> the --doc option, Lilypond installs but the docs can't be downloaded.
>
> I also tried with version 2.20.1, with the same result.
>
> I get the following output:
>
> No ./Downloads/lilypond-2.21.2-1.documentation.tar.bz2 found, 
> downloading.
> --2020-07-10 17:15:04--  
> http://lilypond.org/downloads/binaries/documentation/Downloads/lilypond-2.21.2-1.documentation.tar.bz2
> Resolving lilypond.org (lilypond.org)... 35.206.114.173
> Connecting to lilypond.org (lilypond.org)|35.206.114.173|:80... 
> connected.
> HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 404 Not Found
> 2020-07-10 17:15:04 ERROR 404: Not Found.
>
> Is this a temporary problem with the server, or is there something 
> else I should know or do?

Hi David

I've just tried and it works.
Perhaps it was a temporary server error.

Do you know that you can use the --doc switch only when your working 
directory is the same as the directory where the install script is 
saved?
https://gitlab.com/lilypond/lilypond/-/issues/3768

Well, at least 6 years ago.. I haven't tried it recently.