Re: \repeat unfold has problems inside \repeat volta

[Simon Albrecht]

Hi David and others,

On 01/07/2022 12:32, David Kastrup wrote:
> I don't think so.  The problem is that repeats now support putting the
> \alternative phrase inside of the construct since that is a saner way of
> doing things.  But the previous way is still supported for compatibility
> reasons.  Your input file could be interpreted either way, and the way
> LilyPond interprets it is not the one you intended.
>
> This is a design problem I think, and not a matter of you misreading the
> documentation.  No idea what a long-term resolution would look like.


I agree that the new syntax is more sensible. Wouldn’t it be an option 
to deprecate the old syntax and disallow it in a future stable release? 
It seems to me like it would be worth it, even if convert-ly may only 
give a “Not smart enough, do it manually”-type warning.

Best, Simon