Re: names inside ly/

[Neil Puttock]

2008/7/11 Graham Percival <address@hidden>:
> On Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:55:41 +0100
> "Neil Puttock" <address@hidden> wrote:
>
>> - the file should be called arabic-init.ly, like makam-init.ly.
>
> Hmm, this depends on whether you consider "arabic" to be a
> language, like svenska, or a notation style, like
> "gregorian-init.ly" or "bagpipe.ly".
> ... actually, this distinction falls down.

Hmm, I hadn't thought about the inconsistency among the various files;
it was a gut reaction to the name.

> PROPOSAL:
> ly/*-init.ly: these files are automatically included in lilypond.
> Stuff like music-functions.init.ly or scale-definitions-init.ly.
> (hey, that second file looks cool!  I didn't realize we had this!)
>
> ly/*.ly  (non-init): these files are available to be included
> manually.  Stuff like "english.ly" or (a renamed) "gregorian.ly"

That seems sensible to me.

> WORKERS:
> - if accepted, Neil will perform the renaming, convert-ly, and updating
> the docs.  If he doesn't know how to write the convert-ly rules, he'll
> ask Carl.

I'll do it if it gets the green light.

I did the convert rule for hairpinToBarline, so I think I'll be OK. :)

Regards,
Neil