Re: tempo error

[Phil Holmes]

"Bastian" <address@hidden> wrote in message 
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> > I'm not top posting.
>
> % Entering a tempo different from 4 = 120
> % generates an empty c++ error promt.
>
> \version "2.17.21"
> \language "deutsch"
>
>
> melody = \relative c' {
>  \clef treble
>  \key c \major
>  \time 4/4
>  \tempo 4 = 96
> c2 d
> e4. d8 c2
> }
>
> \score {
>  \new Staff \melody
> }

Which operating system are you using?   On my Windows system, this behaves 
very much like http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=3432

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Phil Holmes
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