Re: exited with return code 3

[David Kastrup]

MING TSANG <address@hidden> writes:

> Hi lilyponders,
>
> Initially I  run the attached .ly with lilypond v2.16.2, it compile ok
> --- refer to (#B....)    
> Then I change version# to v2.17.0 and the compile failed with return
> code 3 ---refer to (#A....)

The log file would rather point to 2.17.21:

> Starting lilypond.exe 2.17.21 [song-of-songs_g2dX.ly]...

[...]

> This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual way.
> Please contact the application's support team for more information.
> terminate called after throwing an instance of 'std::bad_alloc'
> what():  St9bad_alloc
> Exited with return code 3.

This would likely be
<URL:http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=3432>.

In a nutshell: the official LilyPond 2.17.21 binary on Windows is known
to be broken.  The cause is unclear.

-- 
David Kastrup