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Warn about missing repeat

2025-11-24T21:00:54Z

Mtsb: Added minor comment in the example

When typesetting orchestral pieces, you will not discover if a repeat is missing in one of the parts if you proof read the score, since the repeat will be typeset anyway if it's included in some other parts. The following engraver (generously contributed in https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/2025-11/msg00172.html) automatically detects such missing repeats and issues a warning like

<code>warning: Global repeat not stated in context #<Context Staff=lower (#<Context Voice () >) ></code>

The definition of the <code> Repeat_warn_engraver </code> and the lines adding it to the <code> Staff </code> context can preferably be placed in a separate file to be <code>\include</code>:d in your music files as part of the proof reading process.

<lilypond version="2.24">
#(define Repeat_warn_engraver
(let
((repeat-start-anywhere? #f)) ; shared across all instances
(lambda (ctx)
(let ((repeat-start-local? #f)) ; local for one context
(make-engraver
((start-translation-timestep engraver)
(set! repeat-start-anywhere? #f))
(listeners
((volta-repeat-start-event engraver event)
(set! repeat-start-anywhere? #t)
(set! repeat-start-local? #t)))
((stop-translation-timestep engraver)
(if (and repeat-start-anywhere?
(not repeat-start-local?))
(ly:warning "Global repeat not stated in context ~a" ctx))
(set! repeat-start-local? #f)))))))

\layout {
\context {
\Staff
\consists #Repeat_warn_engraver
}
}

<<
\new Staff = upper {
c'1
\repeat volta 2 { c' c' c' }
\repeat volta 2 {
d
}
}
\new Staff = lower {
c'1
\repeat volta 2 { c' c' c' }
% \repeat volta 2 { % Typo! Missing repeat, which normally is not detected.
e
% }
}
>>
</lilypond>

Warn about missing repeat

2025-11-24T20:59:11Z

Mtsb: Hopefully this works as it should (still trying to learn).

Warn about missing repeat

2025-11-24T20:46:24Z

Mtsb: Undo revision 5178 by Mtsb (talk)

When typesetting orchestral pieces, you will not discover if a repeat is missing in one of the parts if you proof read the score, since the repeat will be typeset anyway if it's included in some other parts. The following engraver (generously contributed in https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/2025-11/msg00172.html) automatically detects such missing repeats and issues a warning like

<nowiki><code></nowiki>

warning: Global repeat not stated in context #<Context Staff=lower (#<Context Voice () >) >

<nowiki></code></nowiki>

The definition of the <nowiki><code> Repeat_warn_engraver </code></nowiki> and the lines adding it to the <nowiki><code> Staff </code></nowiki> context can preferably be placed in a separate file to be <nowiki><code>\include</code></nowiki>:d in your music files as part of the proof reading process.

<nowiki><lilypond version="2.24"></nowiki>

<nowiki>#</nowiki>(define Repeat_warn_engraver

(let

((repeat-start-anywhere? #f)) ; shared across all instances

(lambda (ctx)

(let ((repeat-start-local? #f)) ; local for one context

(make-engraver

((start-translation-timestep engraver)

(set! repeat-start-anywhere? #f))

(listeners

((volta-repeat-start-event engraver event)

(set! repeat-start-anywhere? #t)

(set! repeat-start-local? #t)))

((stop-translation-timestep engraver)

(if (and repeat-start-anywhere?

(not repeat-start-local?))

(ly:warning "Global repeat not stated in context ~a" ctx))

(set! repeat-start-local? #f)))))))

\layout {

\context {

\Staff

\consists #Repeat_warn_engraver

}

}

% Example of usage:

<<

\new Staff = upper {

c'1

\repeat volta 2 { c' c' c' }

\repeat volta 2 {

d

}

}

\new Staff = lower {

c'1

\repeat volta 2 { c' c' c' }

% \repeat volta 2 { % Mistakenly missing repeat in one of the parts

e

% }

}

>>

<nowiki></lilypond></nowiki>

Warn about missing repeat

2025-11-24T20:45:37Z

Mtsb: Trying to debug the page.

When typesetting orchestral pieces, you will not discover if a repeat is missing in one of the parts if you proof read the score, since the repeat will be typeset anyway if it's included in some other parts. The following engraver (generously contributed in https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/2025-11/msg00172.html) automatically detects such missing repeats and issues a warning like

<nowiki><lilypond version="2.24"></nowiki>

<nowiki>#</nowiki>(define Repeat_warn_engraver

(let

((repeat-start-anywhere? #f)) ; shared across all instances

(lambda (ctx)

(let ((repeat-start-local? #f)) ; local for one context

(make-engraver

((start-translation-timestep engraver)

(set! repeat-start-anywhere? #f))

(listeners

((volta-repeat-start-event engraver event)

(set! repeat-start-anywhere? #t)

(set! repeat-start-local? #t)))

((stop-translation-timestep engraver)

(if (and repeat-start-anywhere?

(not repeat-start-local?))

(ly:warning "Global repeat not stated in context ~a" ctx))

(set! repeat-start-local? #f)))))))

\layout {

\context {

\Staff

\consists #Repeat_warn_engraver

}

}

% Example of usage:

<<

\new Staff = upper {

c'1

\repeat volta 2 { c' c' c' }

\repeat volta 2 {

d

}

}

\new Staff = lower {

c'1

\repeat volta 2 { c' c' c' }

% \repeat volta 2 { % Mistakenly missing repeat in one of the parts

e

% }

}

>>

<nowiki></lilypond></nowiki>

Warn about missing repeat

2025-11-24T20:39:38Z

Mtsb: New page, with the useful custom engraver by Lukas-Fabian to detect missing repeats

When typesetting orchestral pieces, you will not discover if a repeat is missing in one of the parts if you proof read the score, since the repeat will be typeset anyway if it's included in some other parts. The following engraver (generously contributed in https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/2025-11/msg00172.html) automatically detects such missing repeats and issues a warning like

<nowiki><code></nowiki>

warning: Global repeat not stated in context #<Context Staff=lower (#<Context Voice () >) >

<nowiki></code></nowiki>

The definition of the <nowiki><code> Repeat_warn_engraver </code></nowiki> and the lines adding it to the <nowiki><code> Staff </code></nowiki> context can preferably be placed in a separate file to be <nowiki><code>\include</code></nowiki>:d in your music files as part of the proof reading process.

<nowiki><lilypond version="2.24"></nowiki>

<nowiki>#</nowiki>(define Repeat_warn_engraver

(let

((repeat-start-anywhere? #f)) ; shared across all instances

(lambda (ctx)

(let ((repeat-start-local? #f)) ; local for one context

(make-engraver

((start-translation-timestep engraver)

(set! repeat-start-anywhere? #f))

(listeners

((volta-repeat-start-event engraver event)

(set! repeat-start-anywhere? #t)

(set! repeat-start-local? #t)))

((stop-translation-timestep engraver)

(if (and repeat-start-anywhere?

(not repeat-start-local?))

(ly:warning "Global repeat not stated in context ~a" ctx))

(set! repeat-start-local? #f)))))))

\layout {

\context {

\Staff

\consists #Repeat_warn_engraver

}

}

% Example of usage:

<<

\new Staff = upper {

c'1

\repeat volta 2 { c' c' c' }

\repeat volta 2 {

d

}

}

\new Staff = lower {

c'1

\repeat volta 2 { c' c' c' }

% \repeat volta 2 { % Mistakenly missing repeat in one of the parts

e

% }

}

>>

<nowiki></lilypond></nowiki>