Re: Binary links in GNU/Linux GUB

[Han-Wen Nienhuys]

Cameron Horsburgh wrote:
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> Hi folks,
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> I've installed (as root) the GNU/Linux GUB, version 2.7.28. The Lilypond
> binary is in my PATH, but there seems to be an issue with the other
> executables:
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> address@hidden:~$ convert-ly sample.ly
> - -bash: convert-ly: command not found
> address@hidden:~$ which -a convert-ly
> address@hidden:~$
> address@hidden:~$ locate convert-ly
> /usr/local/lilypond/usr/bin/convert-ly
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> The installer adds a link to the lilypond executable in ${prefix}bin/ --
> why not the other executables?
>
> The obvious things to do here are add /usr/local/lilypond/usr/bin/ to my
> $PATH or manually create those links as well. I'm happy doing this, but
> I could imagine there are others who wouldn't understand this.
>
> Or am I missing something?

no, dealing with this is on the TODO list.

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