Re: PATCH: Eliminate PDF deletion in Windows

2010-05-06 Thread Patrick McCarty
On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 8:32 PM, Carl Sorensen wrote: > On 4/27/10 10:49 PM, "Nathan Reed" wrote: > >> Lilypond would attempt to delete the output PDF before overwriting it in >> Windows >> (but no other platforms).  This is unnecessary and causes problems with >> certain >> PDF viewers, e.g. Sum

Re: PATCH: Eliminate PDF deletion in Windows

2010-04-29 Thread Carl Sorensen
On 4/27/10 10:49 PM, "Nathan Reed" wrote: > Lilypond would attempt to delete the output PDF before overwriting it in > Windows > (but no other platforms). This is unnecessary and causes problems with > certain > PDF viewers, e.g. Sumatra, where the PDF is kept open in a way that allows > overwri

Re: PATCH: Eliminate PDF deletion in Windows

2010-04-29 Thread Nathan Reed
On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 2:48 PM, Carl Sorensen wrote: > Have you tested your patch with other PDF viewers to verify that the > behavior is not worse with them? I've tested with Foxit Reader and Adobe Reader. The behavior with Foxit is improved; Lilypond can overwrite the PDF, though Foxit does

Re: PATCH: Eliminate PDF deletion in Windows

2010-04-28 Thread Carl Sorensen
On 4/27/10 10:49 PM, "Nathan Reed" wrote: > Lilypond would attempt to delete the output PDF before overwriting it in > Windows > (but no other platforms). This is unnecessary and causes problems with > certain > PDF viewers, e.g. Sumatra, where the PDF is kept open in a way that allows > over

PATCH: Eliminate PDF deletion in Windows

2010-04-27 Thread Nathan Reed
Lilypond would attempt to delete the output PDF before overwriting it in Windows (but no other platforms). This is unnecessary and causes problems with certain PDF viewers, e.g. Sumatra, where the PDF is kept open in a way that allows overwriting but not deletion. See also the discussion on bug-l