Re: no output when LilyPond is run from the command-line

[Colin Hall]

Colin Hall writes:

> Colin Hall writes:
>
>> Eluze writes:
>>
>>> Am 15.02.2013 17:40, schrieb Phil Holmes:
>>>> "Eluze" <address@hidden> wrote in message 
>>>> news:address@hidden
>>>>> if in the command-line I enter
>>>>>
>>>>> /lilypond/ or /lilypond -h/
>>>>>
>>>>> nothing happens (version "2.17.12" windows7)
>>>>>
>>>>> only if I use a bat file and redirect the output like
>>>>>
>>>>> lilypond -V D:\Data\lytest\test9.ly 1>>test9-1.log 2>>test9-2.log
>>>>>
>>>>> I get the log in test9-2.log and the pdf is created.
>>>>>
>>>>> is anything known about such behavior?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Is this new in 2.17.12?
>>>>
>>> absolutely - it was always working before.
>>>
>>> and I also tried
>>>
>>> "c:\program files (x86)\lilypond2.17.11\usr\bin\lilypond.exe" 
>>> D:\Data\lytest\test9.ly
>>> "c:\program files (x86)\lilypond2.17.12\usr\bin\lilypond.exe" 
>>> D:\Data\lytest\test9.ly
>>>
>>> and the first works but not the second.
>>>
>>> btw: the problem isn't high priority for me because I'm running lilypond 
>>> thru an interface which always redirects the output... but it's very strange
>>>
>>
>> I'm downloading 2.17.12 for Windows right now. I'll try to reproduce the
>> bug.
>
> Yes, I can reproduce this bug on an up to date Windows 7 64-bit using
> lilypond 2.17.12.
>
> The lilypond exe is launched, no GUI appears, and the program terminates
> silently less than a second later.
>
> After lilypond 2.17.12 has terminated in this way echo %errorlevel%
> outputs 0 (i.e. the exit code was 0)
>
> I tried 2.17.7 which I happened to have installed. It outputs the usage
> message then terminates and it sets %errorlevel% to 2.
>
> I'll create a tracker.
>

New tracker:

http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=3184

Cheers,
Colin.

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Colin Hall