On Wed, Apr 20, 2022 at 7:22 PM John Helly <hel...@ucsd.edu> wrote:
> Aloha.
>
> I've not used LP for a while but in coming back to it I've been struggling
> with repeats and find that this 'preferred syntax' does not seem to work in
> that it produces:
>
> Starting lilypond 2.20.0 [test2.ly]...
>
> Processing
> `/Volumes/Pegasus32R6/Music-100/Music-Lilypond/Songs/Our-Shangri-La/
> test2.ly'
>
> Parsing...
>
>
> /Volumes/Pegasus32R6/Music-100/Music-Lilypond/Songs/Our-Shangri-La/test2.ly:6:10:
> error: syntax error, unexpected \alternative
>
> ...
>
> \version "2.20.0"
> {
> \fixed c'' {
> \repeat volta 6 {
> c4 d e f
> \alternative {
> \volta 1,2,3 { c2 e }
> \volta 4,5 { f2 d }
> \volta 6 { e2 f }
> } }
> c1 }
> }
>
> However, the old style of specifying \alternative does seem to work. Am I
> doing something wrong here?
>
> Mahalo.
> J.-
>
> John Helly, University of California, San Diego / San Diego Supercomputer
> Center / Scripps Institution of Oceanography / 760 840 8660 mobile /
> http://www.sdsc.edu/~hellyj
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>
>
Running under 2.23.6, I see no problem. Have you tried anything later than
2.20.0?
All the best,
Ralph
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