How some "Joe Users" perceive LilyPond installation

[Jean Abou Samra]

Below is the copy of a discussion on the LilyPond Facebook group that I found 
interesting. Just food for thought.



Anonymous Participant: No lilypondinstaller for Macos Monterrey?

Me: What is the issue exactly? As stated on https://lilypond.org/download.html, 
the provided downloads support macOS 10.15 and later. Monterey is macOS 12, so 
it's supported.

Anonymous Participant: Downloaded the package- but no installer to found. Then 
after reading some instructions that reminded me of the nineties i tried 
everything frpm Terminal - commands, downloaded and installing “Frescobaldi” 
(don´t work), downloaded MacPorts and tried (in vain) installing LilyPond, and 
in the end give up. I downloaded and installed Lilypond with a functioning 
installer some 10 years ago on my old MacPro without any problems.

Me: What exactly didn't work with Frescobaldi?

Anonymous User: Error screen “terminate”..and flatly refused to open. The 
circumstantial procedure take me back to the nineties when similar procedures 
were common while installing “cracked” softwares. Installing LilyPond 10 years 
ago - no problem! Maybe m1 computer and recent macos don´t really go well with 
LilyPond. Anyway, thank you for responding, i really appriciate that but I´ll 
better give up Lilypond (and I got Dorico 5 anyway). Spending time in order 
installing a software..no!