Re: old style arguments in overrides using #' generate errors

[James]

Karim,


On 21/07/16 14:05, Karim Haddad wrote:
> Hi
>
> I am not sure it is a bug, but with  LilyPond 2.19.45 version
>
> we have this error :
>
> error: syntax error, unexpected SCM_TOKEN, expecting '='
>   \override Staff.LaissezVibrerTie  #'details
>                                                 #'note-head-gap = #(/ 1.5 -2)
>                                         
> get also an error here :
>
>   \override TextSpanner #'bound-details #'left #'text = \markup { \italic "m.d" 
> }
>   \override TextSpanner #'bound-details #'right #'text = \markup { \draw-line 
> #'(0 . 1) }
>
>
>
> with this verssion 2.19.36 everything works fine.
> I don't know if the #'arguments aren't no more supported with the latest 
> version (?).
>
>
> best

See:

http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.19/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly

It might be that there has been a syntax change in the interim and 
usually the convert script is updated to accommodate this.

James