> I am trying to include an epsfile as a top-level markup (it is not in > a score) and then output as SVG.
You can't (this should indeed be mentioned in the documentation). EPS files are included by basically inlining them into the PS code that LilyPond generates, which is then converted to PDF. In the SVG backend, LilyPond generates SVG code directly and skips \epsfile markups. The Cairo backend is yet another beast but it doesn't support outputting \epsfile other than in PS/EPS output. An alternative, if you can use raster graphics, would be a PNG file added with the \image command. HTH Jean
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