Re: HOWTO: lilypond-1.3.98 on windows32

[Han-Wen Nienhuys]

address@hidden writes:
> > I guess what I'm trying to say is that it's simpler in that you don't need
> > to install Cygnus *at all* in order to use the win32 version of lily on
> > windows.
> 
> Ok.  What I'm trying to say is that, while it may be less work not to
> install cygwin if you know what you're doing, it is more error prone,
> and will generate bug reports and questions.

I've noticed a distressing trend: for reasons beyond my comprehension,
people that use binaries on windows tend to generate more problem
reports, and the're harder to solve.  I fear that we'll have to
reconsider distributing binaries if this trend continues.

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