[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
> what do you think about extending ly2dvi by an option
>
> --pre <preprocessor>
>
> which calls the named preprocessor on the input before doing anything
> else?
>
> An alternative and/or additional option would be to allow a special
> keyword `preprocessor' in the \header block:
>
> \header {
> preprocessor = m4
> }
>
> The latter method appears to be quite elegant IMHO.
The \header field would do unintuitive things when combined with
\include. I think that having --preprocessor is feeping creaturitis,
and I don't really see the point.
> I'm not sure whether this is a security issue, but similar features
> exist for TeX.
Security?
\score { \notes { c4^#(system "rm -rf /") } }
(much easier than with TeX. :-)
> PS: m4 seems to be suited well for preprocessing LilyPond input; at
> least I've used it successfully.
I tried a long time ago, and got barking mad from the strange quoting
rules. Anyways, IMNSHO, Macro Languages Suck (tm).
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Han-Wen Nienhuys | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://www.cs.uu.nl/~hanwen/
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