musescore / musescore/MuseScore
--export-score-parts / -P CLI options no longer work in 4.x
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Description
Issue type
Import/export issue
Bug description
In 4.x, after exporting a PDF from the command line and passing the -P or --export-score-parts option, the generated PDF does not contain individual parts, only the full score.
Steps to reproduce
mscore --export-score-parts --export-to ~/Desktop/test.pdf ~/test.mscz
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MuseScore Version
4.x
Regression
Yes, this used to work in MuseScore 3.x and now is broken
Operating system
MacOS, Linux
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First steps
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- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the listed mscore command with --export-score-parts or -P and inspect the command-line PDF export path. Compare the 4.x result with the stated 3.x behavior; done means the generated PDF again contains the individual parts as well as the full score.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100