{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/cuthbertLab/music21/issues/156","repository_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/cuthbertLab/music21","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/cuthbertLab/music21/issues/156/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/cuthbertLab/music21/issues/156/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/cuthbertLab/music21/issues/156/events","html_url":"https://github.com/cuthbertLab/music21/issues/156","id":150548732,"number":156,"title":"When lilypond/mscore are not found the traceback error message does not specify the correct path to set","user":{"login":"chr15m","id":67130,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/67130?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/chr15m","html_url":"https://github.com/chr15m","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/chr15m/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/chr15m/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/chr15m/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/chr15m/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/chr15m/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/chr15m/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/chr15m/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/chr15m/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/chr15m/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"closed","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":2,"created_at":"2016-04-23T12:05:09Z","updated_at":"2016-04-24T00:35:22Z","closed_at":"2016-04-23T15:46:23Z","body":"This the last line of the traceback:\r\n\r\n`SubConverterException: Cannot find a valid application path for format lilypond. Specify this in your Environment by calling environment.set(None, 'pathToApplication')`\r\n\r\nIs it supposed to say e.g. `lilypondPath` instead of `None` above?\r\n\r\nA similar situation arises when music21 cannot find other binaries such as mscore.\r\n\r\nMy operating system is a GNU/Linux based distribution. Thank you for your time."},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/cuthbertLab/music21/issues/comments/213858069","html_url":"https://github.com/cuthbertLab/music21/issues/156#issuecomment-213858069","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/cuthbertLab/music21/issues/156","id":213858069,"user":{"login":"chr15m","id":67130,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/67130?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/chr15m","html_url":"https://github.com/chr15m","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/chr15m/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/chr15m/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/chr15m/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/chr15m/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/chr15m/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/chr15m/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/chr15m/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/chr15m/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/chr15m/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2016-04-24T00:35:22Z","updated_at":"2016-04-24T00:35:22Z","body":"Hi @mscuthbert, thanks for taking the time to review the issue.\r\n\r\n> The latest version now has a more helpful error message.\r\n\r\nGreat to hear that is fixed, thank you!\r\n\r\n> the .music21rc item you'll need to set there is \"vectorPath\" which is the path to an SVG reader.\r\n\r\nThanks. Which \"SVG reader\" binaries are supported - what are the possible values for that item?\r\n\r\nIs there somewhere in the documentation I can find a list of the possible values/binaries that can go into `.music21rc` and their suggested/possible values?\r\n\r\n> Beyond this, unfortunately I can't offer any support for GNU/Linux/UNIX systems\r\n\r\nI think it would make sense to say in the music21 documentation that GNU/Linux is not as well supported as the other platforms. Users can use that information to inform the decision about which software to use.\r\n\r\nFor your reference - it does not make sense to include \"UNIX\" in the list above as OSX is a UNIX system.\r\n\r\nThanks for your time."}}