> On 17.12.2016 17:41, MING TSANG wrote:
> >Window 10 has no problem use UTF-8 .ly file. after compile
> >through Frecobaldi .pdf and .mid files are created.
> >It seems that internal working of lilypond and its associated
> >programs not handling it. I was wondering there is a work-around?
>
> Well, you were the one reporting that there _is_ a problem with
> UTF-8 file names on Windows. See
> <
https://sourceforge.net/p/testlilyissues/issues/2173/>.
> The deal is very simple: If somebody comes along who needs UTF-8
> file names on Windows, and has the time and skills to look for the
> problem and craft a fix for LilyPond so it can handle them, then the
> problem will be fixed.
> However, the majority of LilyPond users and a greater majority of
> LilyPond developers do not use Windows, and while it would be nice
> to be able to use UTF-8 file names, it’s no dealbreaker if you
> can’t. Additionally, the guile-v2 transition is involved, so it’s
> certainly wise to not wait for a fix and instead adopt using
> ASCII-only file names for LilyPond work.
star and suchlike (on Debian). I would imagine Chinese
characters would fall in that category.
David.