Different version for FreeBSD

[Gordon Gilbert]

Hi all!

I keep waiting (in vain, so it seems) for someone to update the FreeBSD 
ports collection version of Lilypond.  My 2.2.2 is working just fine, but 
I am hoping to use some of the features of later versions.

Is there a version available that could be installed on FreeBSD 5.3?  And 
if so, how would I do it, and make sure that all the dependencies were 
looked after, etc.?  Also, how would I make it a "dual" installation, so 
that if a later version didn't work, I could simply revert to 2.2.2 (which 
is broken on FreeBSD ports, and cannot be reinstalled in the regular 
manner.)

Keep in mind that I'm not a programmer, but a musician.  I have done some 
of my own geekish work, but under the careful supervision of my son, the 
genius.  He is coming up for this Easter weekend, so if I had an answer 
before then, he could aid me in doing this.

Thanks in advance,

Rev. Gordon Gilbert

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