Re: use of Ambitus_engraver in DrumStaff causes program crash

[Neil Puttock]

Hi Jesse,

2009/1/10 Jesse Engle <address@hidden>:
>> I'm not top posting.
>
> % use of Ambitus_engraver in DrumStaff causes program crash
>
> \version "2.12.1"
>
> hands = \drummode {
>        \repeat unfold 2 {
>                cymr8 cymr << cymr sn >> cymr
>        }
> }
>
> feet = \drummode {
>        hhp4 hhp hhp hhp
> }
>
> \score {
>        \new DrumStaff \with {
>                \consists "Ambitus_engraver"
>        } <<
>                        \new DrumVoice { \voiceOne \hands }
>                        \new DrumVoice { \voiceTwo \feet }
>        >>
> }

Percussion noteheads are unpitched, so you shouldn't expect ambitus to
work in this situation.

The crash occurs because the Ambitus_engraver tries to retrieve a
non-existent pitch from the notehead, causing a segmentation fault.

Regards,
Neil