Re: Output would overwrite input file; use --output

[Jonathan Kulp]

Joe Mc Cool wrote:
> v2.12.0
>
> Please,
>
> my invocation line is:
>
> lilypond-book --output=OUTPUT --pdf -f latex my.latex.file
>
> but liypond-book reports:
>
> Dissecting...
> Writing snippets...
> All snippets are up to date...
> Compiling /u/lilypond/OUTPUT/boaters.tex...
> /u/lilypond/OUTPUT/boaters.tex is up to date.
> Processing include: introduction.tex
> lilypond-book: error: Output would overwrite input file; use --output
>
> AFAIK, I have changed nothing in my set up from 2.11.
>
> I have read here:
>
> http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/user/lilypond-program/Invoking-lilypond_002dbook#Invoking-lilypond_002dbook
>
> It does not matter what extension I give my.latex.file
I've had this problem before, too, but if I use .lytex on source files 
it works correctly.  Have you tried that extension yet?

Jon

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