From: James Lowe Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2014 12:38:59 +0000 (+0100) Subject: Doc: Usage: Added a clarifying paragraph about Error Messages X-Git-Tag: release/2.19.9-1~6 X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/lilypond.git?a=commitdiff_plain;h=6d2278abbc50342fc699fdb17d1c44ebb3adcaaa;p=lilypond.git Doc: Usage: Added a clarifying paragraph about Error Messages Issue 3873 Added a clarifying paragraph explaining that (the same) diagnostics message can occur in multiple places for (the same) input depending on the type and its context. --- diff --git a/Documentation/usage/running.itely b/Documentation/usage/running.itely index 95bbafd103..0bff8f68df 100644 --- a/Documentation/usage/running.itely +++ b/Documentation/usage/running.itely @@ -915,6 +915,13 @@ when something unexpected happens. If you can't see an error in the indicated line of your input file, try checking one or two lines above the indicated position. +Please note that diagnostics can be triggered at any point during the +many stages of processing. For example if there are parts of the input +that are processed multiple times (i.e. in midi and layout output), or +if the same music variable is used in multiple contexts the same message +may appear several times. Diagnostics produced at a @q{late} stage (i.e +bar checks) might also be issued multiple times. + More information about errors is given in @ref{Common errors}.