If you look here: http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.6/Documentation/user/out-www/lilypond/Multi-measure-rests.html you'll see that adding a fermata to a multi-measure rest (R1 rather than r1) is done with \fermataMarkup instead of \fermata.
--Daniel Hans de Rijck wrote: >Han-Wen, > >I've found the culprit. > >The errormessage is caused by a fermata over a full measure rest: > > \new Voice \relative c > { > \clef "treble" > \time 4/4 > > R1*4/4 \fermata > } > >Removing the fermata clears the error, changing the rest to r1 too. > >regards, > >Hans. > >Lilypond version: 2.6.3 >Message: >programming error: not a markup: >continuing, cross fingers >Assertion failed: false, file text-interface.cc, line 61 > > > _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user