Thanks David and Harm. Before troubling you more I will try 2.19.81. In fact I am already using 2.18.1.
The .ly file was 24 KB. The problem only occurs when I take a song already (successfully) scored as a volta of 3 to 5 verses and split it into two back-to-back voltas to make for easier sight reading. Cheers, Bruce On 5 April 2018 at 12:35, David Wright <lily...@lionunicorn.co.uk> wrote: > On Sun 01 Apr 2018 at 07:13:10 (+1000), Bruce Daniel wrote: > > Just a bit more information. > > The problem only occurs when I have two volta sections back to back. > > Cheers, Bruce > > > > On 31 March 2018 at 20:41, Bruce Daniel <bruceda...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Hi Lilypond users, > > > > > > I've come across a recurring problem with strophic songs I'm working > on. > > > It seems that beyond a certain level of complexity I get Exit. In the > > > current example it's return code -1073741819, but it can be other > codes. > > Googling 1073741819 is jaw-dropping. I don't think you'll find out > anything specific from that particular code. > > > > If the engrave fails, I can delete some words from one verse which > allows > > > me to add words to another verse. This suggests to me a limiting file > size > > > or level of complexity. I've had this problem now with 2 or 3 songs in > a > > > 20-song cycle I am working on. > > Presumably you get these errors when you're compiling a single song? > > > > The strophic songs are complex in that there > > > are lots of "splits" in the vocal line due to different scanning of the > > > words in different verses. > > It might be worth knowing what you mean here, and how you're "splitting". > > > > I am currently half a verse from the end of the last song and cannot > > > manage to finish it! I admit to having no clue as to where the fault is > > > coming from. Obviously a tiny example will not simulate it, so > > > unfortunately I can only attach the whole song. > > How large is the source file? The image files that people post here > should easily exceed the size of LP source files. I plead guilty to > once posting 267KB. > > > > You should find (I have > > > tried this on 2 computers, both Windows 10) that adding a word or two > to > > > the last verse will cause the error. Then delete a word or two from the > > > previous verse and it will work again. > > It would appear that any sort of nudge can be enough to "fix" things > (ie avoid whatever causes the error). For example, removing trailing > whitespace from the source is reported as fixing a "similar" problem > here: > > http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/2017-07/msg00308.html > > > > Any help you can give would be much appreciated; the project has been a > > > lot of work and the finishing line is in sight! > > > > > > Lilypond version 2.16.0 > > I agree with Harm: upgrade. With an error like this, running the > source through convert-ly even only as far as 2.18.2 might be enough > to allow it to compile. > > > > PS: the effort to learn Lilypond was absolutely worth the effort. The > joy > > > of seeing these completed scores of Shubert's music I cannot describe; > no > > > other software comes close! Congratulations to all the developers. > > Seconded. > > Cheers, > David. >
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