Re: UTF-8 characters in filenames with Lilypond 2.23

[Thomas Morley]

Am So., 22. Mai 2022 um 07:36 Uhr schrieb David F. <davidf@gmx.us>:
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> > On May 21, 2022, at 5:01 PM, Jean Abou Samra <jean@abou-samra.fr> wrote:
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> > 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.
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> > 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:
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> > https://github.com/frescobaldi/frescobaldi/issues/1438
> >
> > The workaround is to uncheck "Run LilyPond with English messages"
> > in Edit > Preferences > LilyPond Preferences.
> >
> > Best,
> > Jean
> >
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> No, I get the same error running lilypond from the command line:
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> $ lilypond --png tést.ly
> GNU LilyPond 2.23.9 (running Guile 2.2)
> warning: cannot find file: `t??st.ly'
> fatal error: failed files: "t??st.ly”
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> David F.
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Being on Ubuntu 20.04.4 all works fine with 2.23.9 and current master.

Cheers,
  Harm