The getting started instructions you found on the web page are for version 2.4.x of LilyPond. Since you installed an earlier version, the syntax should be a bit different. Please read the tutorial for your version, to find examples that are relevant for you.
/Mats
Jim Griffith wrote:
Hello list,
This is the most basic of questions. I have little if any experience with Unix (I barely recall command line DOS) but I am a quick learner. I have successfully (I believe) installed Lilypond on my Mac G5 running X11. The installation was via Fink. I followed the instructions to the letter.
I created a file, per the instructions on the site, for test.ly The file contains the following
{ c'4 e' g' }
Saved it as Western ASCII on my desktop Opened a terminal window and typed: lilypond test
This happens:
Jim-Griffiths-Computer:~/desktop Griff$ lilypond test lilypond (GNU LilyPond) 2.2.5 Running lilypond-bin... Now processing `test.ly' Parsing...
/Users/Griff/Desktop/test.ly:1:1: error: parse error: { c'4 e' g' }
/Users/Griff/Desktop/test.ly:1:9: warning: Braces don't match: { c'4 e' g' } Failed files: test.ly
lilypond: error: LilyPond failed on input file test (exit status 1) lilypond: warning: Running LilyPond failed. Rerun with --verbose for a trace.
I am totally flummoxed. Tried retyping it and nothing seems to work. I typed the string exactly as shown on the Lilypond web page (didn’t I?).
Thank you in advance for the benefit of your expertise.
Regards,
Jim Griffith
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