Re: 2.4.0 on cygwin - Bad fd number

[Herman Grootaers]

On Saturday 06 November 2004 00:59, Han-Wen Nienhuys wrote:
> address@hidden writes:
> > There is no latex log file running lilypond nonverbose.
> >
> > After applying the patch:
> >
> > Layout output to `simple.tex'...Syntax error: Bad fd number
> > Syntax error: Bad fd number
> > Converting to `simple.dvi'...
> > Converting to `simple.ps'...
> > Converting to `simple.pdf'...
>
> interesting; it looks as if the error message is coming from
> cygwin/windows somewhere. I've never seen it before.
>
> Anyone?

You can try this for instance:

dvips  -t a4 -u+ec-mftrace.map -u+lilypond.map -Ppdf simple >/dev/null 2>&1

This should do the trick, because it redirects the stdout to the great 
reservoir of discarded bits and then redirects stderr to stdout.

-- 
Greetings,
Herman Grootaers