Re: Gap analysis

Jonas Hahnfeld via Discussions on LilyPond development <[email protected]> Sun, 10 May 2026 14:38:54 +0200

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On Sun, 2026-05-03 at 20:00 -0400, Dan Eble wrote:
> For changed syntax/properties/functions (incl. public Scheme)
>    - [ ] `convert-ly` rules (`$REPO/python/convertrules.py`)

(either adding to the function for the current VERSION or creating a
new one if that doesn't exist yet)

>    - [ ] updates to existing docs and tests (incl. `\version` value)

(reflecting the current VERSION)

> - For new user-facing syntax/properties/functions (incl. public Scheme)
>    - [ ] automated regression tests

(reflecting the current VERSION)

This is from the fear that LLMs will base their proposal on existing
conversion rules and tests that, by definition, will exist for older
versions... Disclaimer: I don't actually know how "good" LLMs would be
in that regard.

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