Hi Andrew, > Although this is referring to pdflatex, it directly references problems with > Skim and file notifications in the Mac OS kernel. > https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/36504/latexmk-pvc-option-breaks-when-compiling-beamer-class/36585#36585
Nice catch! Yes, that looks promising as a possible root of (or at least related to) the issue I experience. > Preview only updates sometimes after a compile - this is what I mean by > erratic. I noticed that, which is why I originally switched to Skim (which explicitly allows updating). Even with the "once in a while stops updating" issue, Skim still beats Preview as my main external PDF application when doing my Lilypounding. > Skim works for me, but there seems to be something related to large files. I > am trying one line scores, but Kieren I would imagine you have very large > orchestral scores. This could be part of the plot, with file writes we don't > fully have a handle on. Ah! Very astute point. My composing and engraving schedule recently has meant that I have only been engraving small files (2-4 pages), and only working with files for short periods of time (< 1 hour) — and, if memory serves, I’ve not run into the problem lately. I will be tackling some of my bigger files again starting next week, and will be working for much longer chunks of time (up to a whole work day), and will keep my eyes on the behaviour. Thanks! Kieren. ________________________________ Kieren MacMillan, composer ‣ website: www.kierenmacmillan.info ‣ email: i...@kierenmacmillan.info _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user