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+// Copyright © 2016 Jip J. Dekker <jip@dekker.li>
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package compiler
+
+import "github.com/jjdekker/ponder/settings"
+
+var (
+	lilypondCmd  = "lilypond"
+	lilypondArgs []string
+)
+
+//
+func prepareLilypondArgs(opts *settings.Settings) {
+	// Adds all includes to the lilypond arguments
+	for dir := range opts.LilypondIncludes {
+		lilypondArgs = append(lilypondArgs, "--include=\""+dir+"\"")
+	}
+	lilypondArgs = append(lilypondArgs, "--loglevel=ERROR")
+	lilypondArgs = append(lilypondArgs, "--pdf")
+	// TODO: Make this an absolute path.
+	lilypondArgs = append(lilypondArgs, "--output=\""+opts.OutputDir+"\"")
+}
+
+// Lilypond runs the lilypond compiler
+func Lilypond(path string) error {
+	return nil
+}