Re: Multiple versions of Lilypond?

[Engraver]

Op 24-10-2021 om 15:51 schreef Knute Snortum:
> On Sat, Oct 23, 2021 at 3:38 PM Kira Garvie <kgarvie@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > I saw this referenced in the Frescobaldi manual, but is it possible to have 
> > multiple versions of Lilypond installed on my computer at once? Many of you 
> > know I have to use version 2.16.2 for my work (don't ask me why, I honestly 
> > don't know), but I would like to use a more recent version for some other 
> > engraving jobs. And can I use an older version of Frescobaldi with a newer 
> > version of Lilypond?
> As far as I know, you can use any version of Frescobaldi with any
> version of LilyPond.  Frescobaldi has the capacity to store the paths
> to multiple versions of LilyPond and can even change the LilyPond
> version based on what you write in the \version command of your input
> file.
>
> Check out Edit -> Preferences -> LilyPond Preferences.
>
> --
> Knute Snortum


It's easy to use multiple versions of Lilypond with Frescobaldi on 
Windows. Just associate the .ly-extension with Frescobaldi. In the 
Lilypond preferences of Frescobaldi one can easily change which version 
Frescobaldi uses for engraving ; and it's even possible to check an 
option which makes Frescobaldi choose the Lilypond version based on the 
file to be engraved. Couldn't be easier.

Regards,

Auke