Re: Latest lilypond git master creating PDF 1.4 files instead of 1.7

[Paul Hodges]

Oh, is this why Adobe Reader has started putting up a box saying “preparing 
output” when I open a LilyPond pdf?

Paul

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> On 10 Sep 2021, at 01:42, H. S. Teoh <hsteoh@quickfur.ath.cx> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> For a long time I have been using a local build of lilypond cloned from
> git, IIRC around 2.21.0 or thereabouts.  Today, on a whim, I decided to
> update lilypond to the latest git master.  After recompiling everything,
> lilypond started producing version 1.4 PDF files instead of version 1.7
> like it used to.  The resulting file is very slow to load or view with
> my local PDF reader, which makes it very difficult to work with.
> 
> How do I coax lilypond to produce PDF 1.7 files again?  I'm not 100%
> sure it's lilypond's fault; it could be something else in my environment
> that changed, perhaps one of lilypond's dependencies?  But I'm at a
> complete loss as to where to start looking.  Any pointers would be
> greatly appreciated.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> 
> T
> 
> -- 
> Right now I'm having amnesia and deja vu at the same time. I think I've 
> forgotten this before.
>