On Wed, Mar 8, 2017 at 9:26 AM, David Wright <lily...@lionunicorn.co.uk> wrote: > On Wed 08 Mar 2017 at 08:28:54 (-0600), David Nalesnik wrote: >> On Wed, Mar 8, 2017 at 8:10 AM, David Nalesnik <david.nales...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > On Wed, Mar 8, 2017 at 7:55 AM, David Nalesnik <david.nales...@gmail.com> >> > wrote: >> >> OK, Seems I fixed it for my system. >> >> >> >> After I run lilypond with the file in the ordinary windows "Command >> >> Prompt," >> >> >> >>>lilypond who-has-promised_test.ly >> >> >> >> I found the error: >> >> >> >>>echo %errorlevel% >> >> 255 >> >> >> >>>net helpmsg 255 >> >> >> >> The extended attributes are inconsistent. > > Hmm. > >> >> ------ >> >> Googling this super unhelpful error message leads me here: >> >> >> >> https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-other_settings/windows-10-the-extended-attributes-are/bf8dd5dd-c179-4c1f-84f2-9d526a0d4878 >> >> >> >> Do what it says, and *restart* >> >> >> >> Hope that works for you and others! >> > >> > Note: I can't say what the consequences of shutting off UAC are. If >> > there is a better way to get extended privileges for LilyPond, please >> > let me know. >> > >> >> Now here's the odd thing. >> >> I decided that shutting UAC off was not a great idea, since it's >> protecting me from threats unknown! So I followed the steps again, >> put things back to "Windows Default". Restarted. Expected the file >> not to compile, but the file (with the one-line-too-many) compiles on >> the command line just fine. >> >> I had thought that a better way was to elevate the user privileges of >> lilypond.exe, but maybe all it takes to fix the problem is to follow >> the solution at the link, then go back to the previous setting? > > I'm sitting here waiting to be proved wrong, but that sounds like a > load of Cargo Cult to me. >
Fair enough, though I succeeded in getting the file to compile on my system. I couldn't verify with Frescobaldi (which from the output I assume the OP is using), b/c compiling with Frescobaldi worked for me. Best, David _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user