I've run across this same problem a couple of time when attempting to add fingerings etc to ly sources downloaded from Mutopia. If there is no version number in the file, I look for other Mutopia files uploaded at about the same time until I find one with a version number and use that as the version number.
It would be useful in situations like this to have somewhere in the Lilypond documentation a timeline of release dates. Maybe it's there, but I had a brief look a while ago and didn't find it. Nick > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Jonathan Kulp > Sent: Wednesday, 3 December 2008 02:33 > To: Herbert Liechti > Cc: lilypond-user@gnu.org > Subject: Re: Mutopia which version? > > Herbert Liechti wrote: > > Hello > > > > I'm trying to compile the following piece of music with lilypond > > 2.11.63: > > > > > http://www.mutopiaproject.org/ftp/BachJS/O_Haupt_voll_Blut/O_Haupt_vol > > l_Blut.ly > > > > Unfortunately there is no version info in the source file for > > converting with convert-ly. Compiling the source is also not working. > > > > Any tips for how to bring that source to newest version of lilypond? > > > > Thanks & best regards > > Herbie > > > > Herbie, > > I saw that the date the file was uploaded to Mutopia was in 2001, a > really long time ago in Lilypond years, so I arbitrarily added \version > "1.6.10" to the file and ran convert-ly. There's a problem with the > lyrics but after commenting out one line I got the file to compile and > produce a .pdf. I don't have time to investigate further but perhaps > it's enough for you to work with. File attached, good luck, > > Jon > > -- > Jonathan Kulp > http://www.jonathankulp.com > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.9.12/1824 - Release Date: > 02/12/2008 09:31 _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user