Re: UTF-8 characters in filenames with Lilypond 2.23

[Jean Abou Samra]

Le 21/05/2022 à 23:20, David F. a écrit :
> System: Intel-based macOS
>
> I make extensive use of UTF-8 characters in the filenames of my Lilypond files. 
>  This works in Lilypond up through version 2.22.  But Lilypond 2.23 cannot 
> handle UTF-8 characters in filenames.
>
> Filename: tést.ly
> ====
> \version "2.22"
>
> { c' }
> ====
>
> Under v2.22, this file complies without problem.  With 2.23 (including the just 
> release 2.23.9) I get the following error:
>
> Starting lilypond 2.23.9 [tést.ly]...
> warning: cannot find file: `/Users/david/Projects/Lily Scratch/te??st.ly'
> fatal error: failed files: "/Users/david/Projects/Lily Scratch/te??st.ly"
> Exited with return code 1.
>
> I thought that this problem had already been reported, but I can’t find any 
> mention of it now.  So I’m reporting it.
>
> David F.


This is actually not an issue with LilyPond, but with Frescobaldi,
when you have "run LilyPond with English messages" enabled in the
Preferences. This problem is known for some time already, but
I didn't see an issue in the Frescobaldi tracker, so I just
opened one:

https://github.com/frescobaldi/frescobaldi/issues/1438

The workaround is to uncheck "Run LilyPond with English messages"
in Edit > Preferences > LilyPond Preferences.

Best,
Jean