Re: bug - wrong ties at octavation

[Han-Wen Nienhuys]

Matthias Kupfer wrote:
> at least in version 2.8.5 of lilypond I found following bug: ties for notes with
> same pitch are not correct as long as one note (of chord) is octavated. Ties are
> made, but not for the correct note. (see example code) It seems to me like:
> pitch is considered but neither octavation nor note head position.
>
> Example:
>
> {
>  <c c'>~<c' c''>
> #(set-octavation -1)
>  <c c'>~
> #(set-octavation 0)
>  <c' c''>
> #(set-octavation -1)
>  c'~
> #(set-octavation 0)
>  c'
> }

As the saying goes: don't do this. I think it's not really well-defined 
what should happen when you mix clef changes and/or octavations with ties.

Graham, can you add a note about this in the documentation?

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