Re: strange message using delete-intermediate-files with -dbackend=eps

[Neil Puttock]

Hi Mark,

2008/10/1 Mark Polesky <address@hidden>:
> In 2.11.60, running a file like this...
>
>   lilypond -dbackend=eps -ddelete-intermediate-files=#t my_file.ly
>
> ...generates the following message:
>
> Layout output to `my_file-1.eps'...
> Converting to `./my_file-1.pdf'...
> Layout output to `my_file.eps'...
> Converting to `./my_file.pdf'...
> C:/LilyPond/usr/share/lilypond/current/scm/backend-library.scm:149:21:
>  In procedure delete-file in expression
>    (delete-file (string-append base "." ...)):
>      C:/LilyPond/usr/share/lilypond/current/scm/backend-library.scm:149:21:
>        No such file or directory

It's trying to delete the file `my_file.ps' which obviously doesn't exist.

The problem seems to be the procedure completize-formats in
backend-library.scm.  If the output format isn't set, it defaults to
pdf. When completize-formats sees this, it adds `ps' to the format
list, even though in this case no .ps files are created.

Regards,
Neil