Re: errors when updating syntax on Mac

[Jonas Hahnfeld]

Am Samstag, dem 30.01.2021 um 02:39 -0500 schrieb James B. Wilkinson:
> I had a file claiming to be version 2.18 and opened it in Lilypond 2.22 on a 
> MacBook Pro running Mavericks. When I chose "Update syntax” from the Compile 
> menu, lilylib.py threw errors indicating that Python 2 was running and not 
> Python 3. I added a line to that file asking it to print the version and got 
> 2.6.6 from Apple. On a suggestion from the users’ list I found convert-ly.py 
> buried in the Lilypond.app directory structure and ran it from the terminal 
> on my file. It worked like a champ. The resulting updated file compiled with 
> no errors.
> 
> The user’s list said that I should report the problem on this mail group.

This is a "known" issue, see
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-lilypond/2020-08/msg00015.html
This cannot be solved until somebody with a Mac builds a new version of
LilyPad. Until then, don't use it and switch to Frescobaldi or any
other graphical editor instead.

Jonas

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