Re: musicxml2ly and language files

[Carl Sorensen]

On 11/20/10 12:23 PM, "Jean-Charles Malahieude" <address@hidden> wrote:

> 
>> It's easy to test if it is currently valid.  It's impossible to
>> say if it will ever be deprecated.
>> 
>> I suggest you find a musicxml file and try converting it to
>> lilypond a few times, giving different -l values.  If you do not
>> see the expected "language", then file a bug report.
>> 
> 
> It works with every language (tested with 01a-Pitches-Pitches.xml and
> 01d-Pitches-Microtones.xml from the regtests).
> 
> The only thing that might be "disturbing" is the presence in the
> resulting file of the line
> 
> \include "lingua.ly"
> 
> instead of the newly formulation
> 
> \language "lingua"
> 
> unless there were some Arabic or makam  music.xml file around...

The \include "lingua.ly" syntax has not been deprecated yet.  So I think
it's fine to have it here.

If we do deprecate that syntax, we'll want to change things.

Thanks,

Carl