Re: variable

[Werner LEMBERG]

>> I'm sorry for the trivial question but why this code is wrong?
>>
>> \version "2.19.80"
>>
>> music = {a b}
>> \music
>>
>>
>> My understanding was that "\music" is substituted by its value "{a
>> b}"....
> 
> You need to put anything in between.  LilyPond looks at \music
> before deciding the assignment is complete because the assignment
> could be
> 
>   music = {a b} \addlyrics {Oh well}
> 
> For that it needs to decide what \music is but the assignment is not
> yet complete...

This is documented under `\addlyrics'.  Maybe it makes sense to add a
warning to the variable documentation (or the learning manual)...


    Werner