Re: Question re lilypond

[Maurizio Tomasi]

Gordon Gilbert wrote:
> From the Mutopia web-site, I have downloaded various .ly files for hymns, 
> including, for example, NearTheCross.ly.  I have tried various things, 
> including convert-ly to make them compile, yet I have not succeeded with 
> my version of Lilypond - 2.2.2  Because I run FreeBSD 5.3 and am not 
> particularly good at geekish stuff, this is a real stretch for me.  I 
> normally install programs via Ports, and have had no success with direct 
> downloading and installing programs from web-sites.  Which means that 
> for the moment, until someone places a newer version on ports, I'm stuck 
> with 2.2.2.
>
> I'm suspecting there are code items in these files that wreck it for my 
> version -- yet I have no idea what they might be, or where to look.  Can 
> you (or someone) point me to a hymn with two staves and several verses 
> printed between the staves so I might use it as a template?  With such a 
> template, I can typeset the various hymns I will need for my upcoming 
> Ordination.

"Near the Cross" was written using Lilypond 2.4.2, so it is no surprise 
you cannot compile it with Lilypond 2.2.2.  I found these hymns:

http://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=81

http://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=96

http://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=97

They are quite old, but maybe you could get something more usable by 
using convert-ly.  Alternatively, you could contact the author of these 
piece (in the Mutopia webpage there is always an e-mail address): it is 
very likely he/she has updated the template used for that hymn, and will 
surely be happy to share it with you.

Please post your questions to the lilypond-user mailing list: there is a 
great chance somebody else has written what you are looking for.

Hope this helps,
  Maurizio.

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