Re: Debian (Sid) packages for Lilypond 1.9.6

[Paul Scott]

David Raleigh Arnold wrote:

> On Wednesday 17 September 2003 08:41 am, Pedro Kroger wrote:
>  
>
> > Debian Sid packages of Lilypond 1.9.6 are available from my website:
Interesting.  I didn't get that post.

> (snip)
<picky>

> I'm all between distributions right now, but like every lilypond
> debian user who is not developing debian
I am not developing Debian.  Many people I know run unstable unless they 
are running servers.

> I run testing and/or stable, 
> so I only install those items from sid absolutely necessary to run
> lilypond-unstable.
>
> I know many users would like the more usable versions of 
> lilypond-unstable to be compiled for debian-stable if possible.
> Testing should usually be possible also.  A version of anything with 
> "sid" on it makes people nervous, as well it should.
I do a dist-upgrade from a mostly sid system almost every day and rarely 
(I don't remember the last one) have problems.

> What I mean is that lilypond-unstable doesn't mean "Gonna
> bust your system!" but debian-unstable does.
Not to me.

</picky>

> Thanks again, Pedro, for doing what you're doing.  And to
> all the lilypond team, thanks for a program which still has a
> long way to go, but is already the best music typesetter available 
> anywhere.  
I second that.

Paul Scott