Re: Update syntax

[Trevor Bača]

On 2/4/07, Ole Schmidt <address@hidden> wrote:
> Hi Trevor,
>
> When I try to use convert-ly via the terminal (I am using Mac OS X
> 10.4.8)
> or via Lilypond / Compile-menu/ Update syntax, I get the following
> error message:
> -----------------------
>   Traceback (most recent call last):
>    File "/Applications/LilyPond.app/Contents/Resources/bin/convert-
> ly", line 22, in ?
>      import lilylib as ly
> ImportError: No module named lilylib
>
> -----------------------
> This happens with both versions 2.11.15-1 and 2.10.15-1
> what is wrong?
>
> By the way: is there also another way to get the most recent command-
> changes?

Hi Ole,

convert-ly is usually very reliable (and important) from version to
version. But you can also read about the command changes by looking at

 python/convertrules.py

which is the python file that houses the different rules. What you're
looking for in that file are the lines like this ...

 conversions.append (((2, 11, 15), conv, """#'edge-height ->
#'bound-details #'right/left #'text = ..."""))

... which contains three arguments in the version as a tuplet
(2.11.15), the code to do the conversion (labelled conv), and then a
verbal description of the rule enclosed in a triple-quote string. If
you simply read over the verbal descriptions inside those triple-quote
strings, you can get a pretty idea of which commands have changed.

Read from the bottom of the file up since it's only really the most
recent changes that will be interesting.



> Am 03.02.2007 um 00:53 schrieb Trevor Bača:
>
> > ›Hi Ole,
> >
> > edge-text went away in 2.11.15 and is now replaced by two separate
> > constructions, one for the left edge and one for the right edge.
> >
> > Try reading about convert-ly in the manual and run convert-ly on a
> > file with \version "2.11.1" at the top. The conversion script will
> > then spit out the correct new syntax for you to see.

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Trevor Bača
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