Re: 64-bit vs 32-bit LilyPond (GNU/Linux)

[Janek Warchoł]

2013/12/31 SoundsFromSound <address@hidden>:
>
> Now I see what you're getting at. So, assuming a user never
> compiles/renders/outputs their score, just merely does the inputting, their
> process is not going to increase RAM usage practically at all, right? It's
> the compiling where LilyPond eats up resources in large projects?


As Ed wrote, the only time when LIlyPond program actually runs is when
it compiles a file.  LilyPond doesn't do anything else - editing the
files is done using text editors.
See for yourself - you won't find a lilypond process running in the
system except during compilation.

Janek