- SCM delim_name =get_property ("systemStartDelimiter");
- delim_ = new Spanner (internal_get_property (delim_name));
+ if (!delim_)
+ {
+ SCM delim_name = get_property ("systemStartDelimiter");
+ delim_ = make_spanner_from_properties (this, delim_name, SCM_EOL,
+ ly_symbol2string (delim_name).to_str0());