Re: new spacing test/example

[Mark Polesky]

Kieren MacMillan wrote:

> OK... and, as I said, I'll be happy to help with the doc update.
> It'll just be too late for my frustrating/frustrated attempt to
> compile Joe's  branch here on my own machine (in order to test
> the spacing engine in his most  recent patch).

Kieren,

I sympathize with your situation. I'm also in a sort of limbo with
my inability to compile. But we're true beta-testers. We take the
hit of getting frustrated, having everything fail, falling down and
getting back up and telling others what the heck happened. The fact
that things are so confusing right now is because people like you
and me (ie. we don't have the programming experience to figure 
everything out from the source code alone) have never gotten this
far without documentation. We're vanguards. And the burden is on us
to keep reporting on specific misunderstandings, and to keep track
of our own steps (and missteps), so that the next group of Kierens
and Marks that come along will have it alot easier.

Of all people, I know, things can get *very* frustrating. But
somewhere along the line, someone has to deal with what we're
dealing with, and when we emerge, we'll be more helpful, and we'll
have better documentation to show for it.

I once read that a program is only as good as its documentation.
And if we're serious about really getting LilyPond to the top (and
I think we are) then that's our responsibility. Nobody's going to
do it for us.

Don't forget -- LilyPond comes with no warranty!

Hope this helps.
- Mark