Having seen this, I would suggest first to re-download, and see if
that solves the problem. Then I would suggest to try compiling from
terminal:
LilyPond.app -> (right-click) -> Show Package Contents -> Contents ->
Resources -> bin -> lilypond drop this onto a terminal window.
Drop the lilypond file onto the same terminal window.
Hit enter in the terminal window.
Assuming that works, I would simply suggest not using the lilypond
editor. It's a nice tool, that makes the transition from an entirely
GUI-based experienced to one of a compiler far easier, but when it
comes down to it, lilypond is a compiler, and implementation in a GUI
may or may not work.
On 16.12.2009, at 18:19, James Lowe wrote:
James Bailey wrote:
I'm really sorry you couldn't get it to work. After months of the
GUI not working at all on 10.5/10.6, there appeared to be a fix
which has worked for every other user. So, unless you can give
anyone on the list some more details about what you did, which
version you were using, and what problems you encountered, thre
are no problems that anyone else can reproduce in order to fix them.
James,
Robert did give information which he didn't reply all to the list,
but which I did reply all to try to get it in the thread.
I'll re-paste it here:
Please can you confirm a few things because it really is not clear.
SORRY!
1. Can you save the example file to the desktop with a file name?
Yes. I can save it as .ly file type, no problem. I can copy the
text of the window that DOES appear when LilyPond opens to the
text editor and save that as a .ly file. I can then open that .ly
file. But when I hit 'compile>typeset file' nothing happens. No
pdf viewer, no twirling cursor, nothing.
2. If you can save the file and you choose the 'compile >
typeset' option, the log window should pop up...does this happen
or not?
See above. NO log window at all. Don't see any other way to find
the log window --not a menu item--but see (3) below
3. if the log window does pop up then can you cut and paste from
this window?
Does not show up. After selecting 'update syntax' it shows and
then, yes, I can cut and paste from the log window or from the
first screen window that pops up when the program opens.
4. If you cannot do step 1, can you open a new text file, make it
plain text and then type { a b c d e f } save it as a test.ly
(not test.ly.txt) and then compile the file? Does this work?
I created a file in text edit with the following entry: { a b c d
e }
I saved it to the desktop, where LilyPond is, as an .ly file type
[NO .txt file ending at all]
I opened this document in LilyPond using the Open command.
I hit 'compile->text file' and got nothing.
I then hit 'compile->update syntax' and received the following
message
convert-ly (GNU LilyPond) 2.13.9
Processing `/Users/robertley/Desktop/ABC.ly'...
convert-ly: error: cannot determine version for `/Users/robertley/
Desktop/ABC.ly'. Skipping
So I added the version number
\version "2.13.9" % necessary for upgrading to future LilyPond
version by copy/paste from the first screen document that
LilyPond opens. I put it outside the curly bracket as it is on
that first page.
Then I get the following message:
convert-ly (GNU LilyPond) 2.13.9
Processing `/Users/robertley/Desktop/ABC.ly'...
Applying conversion:
And NOTHING happens. All I can do is Quit but no compiling, no pdf
viewer, nothing.
Thanks
NO, Thank You! for your assistance. I'm happy to try whatever
you'd like so you can figure the bug out. I'm also going to try
the program using System 10.4.11 and see if it works there. I have
that on a separate hard drive.
Nothing immediately springs to mind but I haven't had a chance to
analyse this further as I have not had a chance to poke a bit about
on my own machine I use, so I didn't want to comment.
Unless anyone else has any ideas, I'll do my best to see what else
we can do to troubleshoot and update Robert with anything I find
here on this thread.
As I have said, I have had no problems with compiling on Max OS X
and I use the latest 10.5.x version (can't remember aht that is
now), I have not used it on Snow Leopard (which is 10.6).
James
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