Re: ignore code on include

[Simon Albrecht]

Am 26.04.2017 um 18:36 schrieb Noeck:
> Hi,
>
> in python you can add code under this condition:
> if __name__ == "__main__"
> This way it is only executed if this file is the main file that is
> executed. If the file is only imported ("included"), this code is skipped.
>
> There is nothing similar in LilyPond, is there?

I’m pretty sure there isn’t. The parser doesn’t make any difference 
between whether code comes from an \include or not.

> I am asking because it would be handy to have a file soprano.ly with the
> soprano notes which can be included to use them. And if it is run on its
> own, it produces a score containing only the soprano voice.
>
> I know that I can do that with multiple files.

Which is why there won’t probably be great need for such a feature. Is 
there anything about your setup that absolutely necessitates it?

Best, Simon