Re: anyone got lilypond 2.16.2 to work on Windows Vista?

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Zitat von Phil Holmes <address@hidden>:

> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Honore" <address@hidden>
> To: "Phil Holmes" <address@hidden>
> Cc: <address@hidden>
> Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2013 7:25 PM
> Subject: Re: anyone got lilypond 2.16.2 to work on Windows Vista?
>
>
> > On 01/08/2013 13:33, Phil Holmes wrote:
> > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert" <address@hidden>
> > > To: <address@hidden>
> > > Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2013 6:05 PM
> > > Subject: anyone got lilypond 2.16.2 to work on Windows Vista?
> > >
> > >
> > > > I have Windows Vista Version 6.0.6002 Service Pack 2 Build 6002.
> > > >
> > > > I installed Lilypond 2.16.2 and I have since been unable to get
> > > > Lilypond to
> > > > run successfully.  Whenever I start Lilypond, the executable appears
> > > > to start
> > > > up, but does not apparently make any progress.  It just sits there after
> > > > having done one single write I/O request.  It appears to be doing
> > > > nothing, but
> > > > if I leave it running, the system, including the GUI freezes, and the
> > > > only way
> > > > to get the system back is to kill all power to the system.  Is there some
> > > > incompatibility that wasn't apparent back in the 2.12.* days?
> > > >
> > > > I am using a HP Presario F700 with 1 GB of installed memory.
> > > > Processor AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor TK-55, 1800 Mhz, 2
> > > > Core(s), 2 Logical Processor(s)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > What am I doing wrong this time?
> > >
> > >
> > > Simple and accurate answer - I haven't, because I've not tried.  I do
> > > have 2.16.0 running and 14 2.17.x versions running, all on 64 bit
> > > Vista.  How exactly are you trying to run it?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Phil Holmes
> >
> > I was just trying to do the basic post-install of running lilypond by
> > itself for the first time, when I noticed that the executable starts,
> > but seems to go no further.  None of the stuff I had seen previously
> > from lilypond 2.10.x or 2.12.x.  It would just sit there making no
> > apparent progress, after having written about 2.5 MB of data to disk.
> >
> > Robert Honoré.

Are you really aware that LilyPond works by compiling source code  
files and that you have to 'run' it with passing it a source file as  
parameter?
Despite your comments referencing prior experiences your emails  
somehow look like you are trying to run LilyPond as a standalone  
application.

Urs

> Sorry - I don't understand what you're saying at all.  How are you  
> trying to run it?  What's this 2.5 Megs?  What's "post-install"?  
> What does "goes no further" mean?
>
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