LilyPond Backend Selection Doesn't Work

[crantila]

I'm having problems with backend selection. In lily.translate:L182, there's a note: "I had a note that said 2.12 and > should use self.backendString = '--formats=' but doesn't seem true." Indeed that's not true, because output format and backend are distinct. For the if/else statements just above (lines 175--81), the "if self.minorVersion >= 11" statement doesn't make sense because 2.11 was the development series for 2.12, meaning (A) there are probably some 2.11 releases with the old behaviour, and (B) nobody should be using 2.11.x in a production environment anyway.

[crantila]

@mscuthbert commented (on Google Code):

When the code was released, 2.11 was the newest version that many people were using and the prior code was not working. (Not everyone uses music21 in a production environment). I believe that the code works now; if not, can you prepare a pull request on GitHub. Thanks!

I'll investigate and report my findings here.

[mscuthbert]

I'm following the Enhancement model suggested at http://brianegranger.com/?p=249 -- closing the issue here; if others believe it is important, they can reopen the issue.