Is there any particular reason why you use 2.18 and not 2.19? Don't be afraid of the term "unstable version", it works fine :-).
I would advise you to use Frescobaldi http://lilypond.org/easier-editing.html as editor, this is a great help especially for new users. Greetings Manuela 2017-05-19 21:56 GMT+02:00 William Zeitler <willi...@atarasec.com>: > I've installed (and uninstalled/reinstalled) the current LilyPond > (2.18.2-1) on Windows 7 (with all the latest updates). > > From the command line I'm compiling this example: > > > \version "2.18.2" > { c' c' c' c' } > > > with this command: > > lilypond Untitled.ly > > It fails to compile: > > Processing `C:/Users/william/Documents/Untitled.ly' > Parsing... > Interpreting music... > Preprocessing graphical objects... > Finding the ideal number of pages... > Fitting music on 1 page... > Drawing systems... > Layout output to `Untitled.ps'... > Converting to `./Untitled.pdf'... > warning: `(gs -q -dNOSAFER -dDEVICEWIDTHPOINTS=595.28 > -dDEVICEHEIGHTPOINTS=841.89 -dCompatibilityLevel=1.4 -dNOPAUSE -dBATCH > -r1200 -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -sOutputFile=./Untitled.pdf -c.setpdfwrite > -fUntitled.ps)' failed (1) > > fatal error: failed files: "Untitled.ly" > > > It does generate Untitled.ps, but it is binary gibberish, and not the > ascii postscript I would expect from a *.ps. > > Your assistance is greatly appreciated! > > william z > > > _______________________________________________ > lilypond-user mailing list > lilypond-user@gnu.org > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user > >
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