Regression in docs: Output-suffix does not work as documented in AU 3.2.1

[Carl Sorensen]

> I am top posting.

This is an example of something that should be sent to lilypond-devel,
rather than to the frogs list.  There are many developers who are not on the
frogs list.

Therefore, I've forwarded this to the -devel list.

Thanks,

Carl Sorensen 


On 8/5/09 5:12 PM, "Ian Hulin" <address@hidden> wrote:

> This is AU section 3.2.1
> 
> 3.2.1 Invoking lilypond
> The lilypond executable may be called as follows from the command line.
>>  
>> lilypond [option]S fileS
>>   
> When invoked with a filename that has no extension, the O.ly¹ extension is
> tried first. To read input from stdin, use a dash (-) for file.
> 
> When Ofilename.ly¹ is processed it will produce Ofilename.ps¹ and
> Ofilename.pdf¹ as output. Several files can be specified; they will each be
> processed independently. 1
> <http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.13/Documentation/user/lilypond-program/Invoking-li
> lypond#FOOT2> 
> 
> If Ofilename.ly¹ contains more than one \score block, then the rest of the
> scores will be output in numbered files, starting with Ofilename-1.pdf¹. In
> addition, the value of output-suffix will be inserted between the basename and
> the number. An input file containing
>>  
>> #(define output-suffix "violin")
>> \score { S }
>> #(define output-suffix "cello")
>> \score { S }
>>   
> will output baseO-violin.pdf¹ and baseO-cello-1.pdf¹.
> ______________________________________________________________________________
> ______________________________________________
> This is a regression:  you need to use \book instead of \score for the
> compilation to produce two files.
> 
> E.g.
> 
>>  
>> #(define output-suffix "violin")
>> \book { S }
>> #(define output-suffix "cello")
>> \book { S }
>>   
> Here's my (not-so) minimal version, if you change the \book to a \bookpart or
> \score you only get an output file using the last setting of output-suffix in
> the score,
> 
> \version "2.12.1"
> \header {
>   title = "Exsultate, Jubilate"
>   subtitle = "Motet"
>   subsubtitle = "K. 165"
>   instrument = "Soprano Solo and Orchestra"
>   composer = "W. A. Mozart"
>   opus = "KV 165"
> }
> movonesettings = {
>  \key f \major
>  \time 4/4
>  \tempo "Allegro" 4=128
>    
>  }
> movtwosettings = {
>  \key a \major
>  \time 3/4
>  \tempo "Andante" 4=72
>  } 
> BCmovoneMusic = \relative c {
>   \movonesettings
>   \clef bass f8 f f f f f f f |
> } 
> BCmovtwoMusic = \relative c {
> \movtwosettings
>   \clef bass
>   \partial 8 r8
>   r4 a'4 a, |
> }
> #(define output-suffix "Allegro")
> \book {
> \header {
>         subtitle = "I Allegro"
>     }
> \score {
>     
>     \BCmovoneMusic
> }
> }
> #(define output-suffix "Andante")
> \book {
> \header {
>     subtitle = "II. Andante"
> }
> \score {
>     \BCmovtwoMusic
> }
> }
>