Re: error when a file with blanks is entered in -dlog-file

[Colin Hall]

On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 02:10:15AM -0700, Eluze wrote:
> 
> Colin Hall-3 wrote
> > 
> > On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 01:52:44AM -0700, Eluze wrote:
> >> running the command
> >> 
> >> lilypond -dlog-file="my special.log" a.ly
> >> 
> >> GNU LilyPond 2.15.95
> >> <unnamed port>:1:7: While evaluating arguments to cons in expression
> >> (cons
> >> (quote log-file) (quote my) ...):
> >> <unnamed port>:1:7: Unbound variable: special.log
> >> 
> >> did I use this command/option incorrectly? if not I will add this to the
> >> issue list.
> >> 
> >> thanks
> >> Eluze
> > 
> > On Windows?
> > 
> 
> exactly! Eluze

Windows shell quoting. It's a known bug.

It's a different command line option but I think you and I have been
here before:

http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-lilypond/2012-04/msg00033.html

which resulted in:

https://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=2476

and that tracker has status Accepted i.e. it is waiting for someone to work on 
it.

James contributed to that thread here:

http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-lilypond/2012-04/msg00060.html

and he pointed out that there is some advice here:

http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.15/Documentation/usage/command_002dline-usage#basic-command-line-options-for-lilypond

under the section for the --evaluate option.

Cheers,
Colin.

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Colin Hall