Re: [Csnd-dev] Csound 7 errors

> On 8 Sep 2024, at 20:31, Dave Seidel <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Thanks, but wouldn't that be considered an incompatibility with existing code? I 've been using this for years, incorrect or not.

It’s a Csound 6 parser bug in the function syntax. If you replace it with the op syntax,

gk_centaur         ftgen 80, 0, 13, -2, 1, 21/20, 9/8, 7/6, 5/4, 4/3, 7/5, 3/2, 14/9, 5/3, 7/4, 15/8, 2)

you get an error in Csound 6
error: syntax error, unexpected ')', expecting NEWLINE or ','  (token ")")
 from file test.csd (1), line 15:
 >>> gk_centaur         ftgen 80, 0, 13, -2, 1, 21/20, 9/8, 7/6, 5/4, 4/3, 7/5, 3/2, 14/9, 5/3, 7/4, 15/8, 2) <<<

Now, here’s what’s happening with your code. The function code gets translated to

#i2  ftgen 80, 0, 13, -2, 1, 21/20, 9/8, 7/6, 5/4, 4/3, 7/5, 3/2, 14/9, 5/3, 7/4, 15/8, 2)
gk_centaur =  #i2

and here is where the bug raises its head

instr 1
printk2 gk_centaur
endin

gives

new alloc for instr 1:
 i1     0.00000

> Anyway, I fixed it, but was then warned that OPCODE7DIR64 was not set. Shouldn't this be set by the installer. Anyway, I fixed that (but I saw that Csound 7 is installed to C:\Program Files\Csound6_x64\ -- hopefully this will also be fixed in the installer).

I am not sure about the state of any installer outside Mac which I maintain. I would say it’s not ready for production, since it will need some adaptation for Csound 7.
You are welcome to put a PR through with a robust Windows installer.