> On 15 Mar 2019, at 13:06, Karlin High <karlinh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On 3/15/2019 4:44 AM, Han-Wen Nienhuys wrote: >> I have been following this thread with half an eye. What is the > problem exactly? > Here's my understanding so far. > > * The next version of macOS will only run 64-bit software. (The current > "Mojave" version runs 32-bit, but gives a warning.) > > * LilyPond has no macOS 64-bit version now. Unless one is made, users of the > next macOS will need Homebrew or MacPorts to get LilyPond, much less > convenient than the current macOS installer from lilypond.org.
The MacPorts version is 64-bit. Werner is looking into cutting down the standalone binary it can create to a suitable size: https://lists.macports.org/pipermail/macports-users/2019-March/046530.html > * Newer SDK versions with 64-bit support have license requirements to only > run on Apple-branded hardware. That may not be a new requirement: you have recently discovered it. :-) > * Having a separate build process for a macOS installer will need more effort > from the person doing the builds. A distributed build might be a workaround. _______________________________________________ lilypond-devel mailing list lilypond-devel@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-devel
