Whew I solved it. It seems that when I previously used convert-ly it changed the version number to 2.2.0 but didn't actually convert the file.
I removed the version line and added the original file version ran convert-ly and now the file parses without the errors. Thanks Aaron On Mon, 2004-11-08 at 18:34, Aaron wrote: > Hi all, > > I have been wrestling with convert-ly and it seems to have beaten me. > > > I read the manual on convert-ly and this is what I got. > > convert-ly -e --to=1.3.150 `find . -name '*.ly' -print` > > I did > convert-ly -e --to=2.2.6 `find . -name '*.ly' -print` > this produced a blank file with the *.ly.NEW extension > > I tried > > convert-ly withwords.ly --output=tremlis.ly > I again got a blank file with the extension .ly.NEW > > I did convert-ly -s > > I got the following so I see convert-ly knows what to do.: > > heone:/disks/hda2/bakup/projectnigun/notation/norai/lily/ly# convert-ly > -s withwords.ly > 0.1.9: \header { key = concat + with + operator } > 0.1.19: deprecated \octave; can't convert automatically > 0.1.20: deprecated \textstyle, new \key syntax > 0.1.21: \musical_pitch -> \musicalpitch, \meter -> \time > 1.0.0: 0.1.21 -> 1.0.0 > 1.0.1: \accidentals -> \keysignature, specialaccidentals -> > keyoctaviation > 1.0.2: \header { key = concat + with + operator } > 1.0.3: \melodic -> \notes > 1.0.4: default_{paper,midi} > 1.0.5: ChoireStaff -> ChoirStaff > 1.0.6: foo = \translator {\type .. } ->\translator {\type ..; foo; } > 1.0.7: \lyric -> \lyrics > 1.0.10: [2/3 ]1/1 -> \times 2/3 > 1.0.12: Chord syntax stuff > 1.0.13: <a ~ b> c -> <a b> ~ c > 1.0.14: <[a b> <a b]>c -> [<a b> <a b>] > 1.0.16: \type -> \context, textstyle -> textStyle > 1.0.18: \repeat NUM Music Alternative -> \repeat FOLDSTR Music > Alternative > 1.0.19: fontsize -> fontSize, midi_instrument -> midiInstrument, > SkipBars -> skipBars > 1.0.20: {,tie,slur}ydirection -> {v,tieV,slurV}erticalDirection > 1.0.21: hshift -> horizontalNoteShift > 1.1.52: deprecate \grouping > 1.1.55: \wheel -> \coda > 1.1.65: slurdash -> slurDash, keyoctaviation -> keyOctaviation > 1.1.66: semi -> volta > 1.1.67: beamAuto -> noAutoBeaming > 1.2.0: automaticMelismas -> automaticMelismata > 1.2.1: dynamicDir -> dynamicDirection > 1.3.4: \cadenza -> \cadenza{On|Off} > 1.3.5: beamAuto moment properties > 1.3.17: stemStyle -> flagStyle > 1.3.18: staffLineLeading -> staffSpace > 1.3.23: \\repetitions feature dropped > 1.3.35: textEmptyDimension -> textNonEmpty > 1.3.38: \musicalpitch { a b c } -> #'(a b c) > 1.3.39: \key A ; ->\key a; > 1.3.41: [:16 c4 d4 ] -> \repeat "tremolo" 2 { c16 d16 } > 1.3.42: Staff_margin_engraver deprecated, use Instrument_name_engraver > 1.3.49: noteHeadStyle value: string -> symbol > 1.3.58: noteHeadStyle value: string -> symbol > 1.3.59: \key X ; -> \key X major; > 1.3.68: latexheaders = "\input global" -> latexheaders = "global" > 1.3.92: basicXXXProperties -> XXX, Repeat_engraver -> Volta_engraver > 1.3.93: property definiton case (eg. onevoice -> oneVoice) > 1.3.97: ChordName -> ChordNames > 1.3.98: CONTEXT.textStyle -> GROB.#font-style > 1.3.102: beamAutoEnd -> autoBeamSettings \push (end * * * *) > 1.3.111: \push -> \override, \pop -> \revert > 1.3.113: LyricVoice -> LyricsVoice > 1.3.117: identifier names: $!foo_bar_123 -> xfooBarABC > 1.3.120: paper_xxx -> paperXxxx, pedalup -> pedalUp. > 1.3.122: drarnChords -> chordChanges, \musicalpitch -> \pitch > 1.3.136: ly-X-elt-property -> ly-X-grob-property > 1.3.138: point-and-click argument changed to procedure. > 1.3.138: followThread -> followVoice. > 1.3.139: font-point-size -> font-design-size. > 1.3.141: xNoDots -> xSolid > 1.3.144: Chorda -> Corda > 1.3.145: ContextNameXxxxVerticalExtent -> XxxxVerticalExtent > 1.3.146: semicolons removed > 1.3.147: default-neutral-direction -> neutral-direction > 1.3.148: "(align" -> "(axis", "(rows" -> "(columns" > 1.5.33: SystemStartDelimiter -> systemStartDelimiter > 1.5.38: SystemStartDelimiter -> systemStartDelimiter > 1.5.40: breakAlignOrder property names > 1.5.49: noAutoBeaming -> autoBeaming > 1.5.52: tuplet-X-visibility -> X-visibility > 1.5.56: Pitch::transpose -> ly-transpose-pitch > 1.5.58: deprecate textNonEmpty > 1.5.59: XxxxVerticalExtent -> xxxVerticalExtent > 1.5.62: visibility-lambda -> break-visibility > 1.5.67: automaticMelismata turned on by default > 1.5.68: ly-set-X-property -> ly-set-X-property! > 1.5.71: extent-[XY] -> [XY]-extent > 1.5.72: set! point-and-click -> set-point-and-click! > 1.6.5: Stems: flag-style -> stroke-style; style -> flag-style > 1.7.1: ly-make-music foo_bar_req -> make-music-by-name FooBarEvent > 1.7.2: \spanrequest -> #(make-span-event .. ), \script -> > #(make-articulation .. ) > 1.7.3: ly- -> ly: > 1.7.4: << >> -> < < > > > 1.7.5: \transpose TO -> \transpose FROM TO > 1.7.6: note\script -> note-\script > 1.7.10: \property ChordName #'style -> #(set-chord-name-style 'style) > 1.7.11: transpose-pitch -> pitch-transpose > 1.7.13: ly:XX-molecule-YY -> ly:molecule-XX-YY > 1.7.15: linewidth = -1 -> raggedright = ##t > 1.7.16: divisiomaior -> divisioMaior > 1.7.17: Skip_req -> Skip_event > 1.7.18: groupOpen/Close -> start/stopGroup, > #'outer -> #'enclose-bounds > > 1.7.19: remove GraceContext > 1.7.22: #'type -> #'style > 1.7.23: barNonAuto -> automaticBars > 1.7.24: cluster syntax > 1.7.28: new Pedal style syntax > 1.9.0: New relative mode, > Postfix articulations, new text markup syntax, new chord syntax. > 1.9.1: Remove - before articulation > 1.9.2: \newcontext -> \new > 1.9.3: \acciaccatura misspelling, fingerHorizontalDirection -> > fingeringOrientations > 1.9.4: Swap < > and << >> > 1.9.5: HaraKiriVerticalGroup -> RemoveEmptyVerticalGroup > 1.9.6: ly:get-font deprecated. > 1.9.7: use symbolic constants for alterations, > remove \outputproperty, move ly:verbose into ly:get-option > 1.9.8: dash-length -> dash-fraction > 2.1.1: font-relative-size -> font-size > 2.1.2: ly:get-music-length -> ly:music-length > 2.1.3: stanza -> instrument > 2.1.4: removal of automaticMelismata; use melismaBusyProperties instead. > 2.1.7: \translator Staff -> \change Staff > 2.1.10: \newaddlyrics -> \lyricsto > 2.1.11: \include "paper16.ly" -> #(set-staff-size 16) > \note #3 #1 #1 -> \note #"8." #1 > > 2.1.12: OttavaSpanner -> OttavaBracket > 2.1.13: set-staff-size -> set-global-staff-size > 2.1.14: style = dotted -> dash-fraction = 0 > 2.1.15: LyricsVoice . instr(ument) -> vocalName > 2.1.16: \musicglyph #"accidentals-NUM" -> \sharp/flat/etc. > 2.1.17: \partcombine syntax change to \newpartcombine > 2.1.18: \newpartcombine -> \partcombine, > \autochange Staff -> \autochange > > 2.1.19: Drum notation changes, Removing \chordmodifiers, \notenames. > Harmonic notes. Thread context removed. Lyrics context removed. > 2.1.20: nonevent-skip -> skip-music > 2.1.21: molecule-callback -> print-function, > brew_molecule -> print > brew-new-markup-molecule -> Text_item::print > LyricsVoice -> Lyrics > tupletInvisible -> TupletBracket \set #'transparent > Grob::preset_extent removed. > > 2.1.22: new syntax for property settings: > \set A.B = #C , \unset A.B > \override A.B #C = #D, \revert A.B #C > > > 2.1.23: Property setting syntax in \translator{ } > 2.1.24: music-list? -> ly:music-list? > 2.1.25: Scheme grob function renaming > 2.1.26: More Scheme function renaming > 2.1.27: property transposing -> tuning > 2.1.28: make-music-by-name -> make-music, > new syntax for setting \arpeggioBracket > 2.1.29: \center -> \center-align, \translator -> \context > 2.1.30: \threeq{flat,sharp} -> \sesqui{flat,sharp} > ly:get-mutable-properties -> ly:mutable-music-properties > centralCPosition -> middleCPosition > ly:unset-context-property -> ly:context-unset-property > ly:translator-find -> ly:context-find > ly:get-stencil-extent -> ly:stencil-extent > > 2.1.31: remove \alias Timing > 2.1.33: breakAlignOrder -> break-align-orders. > 2.1.34: set-paper-size -> set-default-paper-size. > 2.1.36: ly:mutable-music-properties -> ly:music-mutable-properties > 2.2.0: clean up version. > theone:/disks/hda2/bakup/projectnigun/notation/norai/lily/ly# > > can someone please help me. > > Thanks > Aaron > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > lilypond-user mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user