Re: include-settings and path or file name with blanks

[Colin Hall]

On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 03:45:36PM +0100, Colin Hall wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 11:12:36AM +0100, James wrote:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > On 12 April 2012 01:28, Colin Hall <address@hidden> wrote:
> > >
> > > On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 05:45:42AM -0700, Eluze wrote:
> > >>
> > >> I can run LilyPond with
> > >> --include="D:/data/ly/includes - copy" -dinclude-settings="myInit.ly"
> > >>
> > >> if the init file contains a blank it doesn't work
> > >> --include="D:/data/ly/includes - copy" -dinclude-settings="myInit 2.ly"
> > >>
> > >> I have to use 4 sets of quotes
> > >> --include="D:/data/ly/includes - copy" -dinclude-settings=""""myInit
> > >> 2.ly""""
> > >>
> > >> this also work when the whole file with path is specified (and the path 
> > >> or
> > >> file name contains blanks):
> > >> -dinclude-settings=""""D:/data/ly/includes - copy/myInit 2.ly""""
> > >>
> > >> so we have the funny situation where we can write
> > >>
> > >> lilypond ?-I"D:/data/ly/includes - copy"
> > >> -dinclude-settings=""""D:/data/ly/includes - copy/myInit 2.ly"""" test.ly
> > >>
> > >> should this be documented
> > >
> > > No reason why not.
> > 
> > Well yes, I'm still not even sure what the issue is here.
> > 
> > We have already know warnings about using these '-d' commands with
> > Windows which are already explicitly stated, but just to dump this as
> > a 'LilyPond' issue to fix in doc is not going to help.
> > 
> > http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.15/Documentation/usage/command_002dline-usage#basic-command-line-options-for-lilypond
> > 
> > See the 'Note' under the --evaluate command.
> > 
> > Is this just that?
> 
> I'll take a look.

Good point. That works on Linux just fine. See below.

prompt>
prompt>
prompt>lilypond -e '(define-public a 42)' -d 'include-settings="include 
filename with spaces.ly"' bug.ly
Running Lilypond 
GNU LilyPond 2.15.35
Processing `bug.ly'
Parsing...
Interpreting music... 
Preprocessing graphical objects...
Finding the ideal number of pages...
Fitting music on 1 page...
Drawing systems...
Layout output to `bug.ps'...
Converting to `./bug.pdf'...
Success: compilation successfully completed
prompt>
prompt>
prompt>

I'll try it on Windows.


Cheers,
Colin.

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Colin Hall