Re: Absolute Beginner Question: Error messages

[Mats Bengtsson]

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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