13:40:10.630: Reloading configuration...LyX: reconfiguring user directory support/Systemcall.cpp (261): Systemcall: 'python -tt "/Applications/LyX.app/Contents/Resources/configure.py" --with-version-suffix=-2.3 --binary-dir="/Applications/LyX.app/Contents/MacOS/"' did not start! support/Systemcall.cpp (262): error The process failed to start. Either the invoked program is missing, or you may have insufficient permissions to invoke the program. LyX: Done! 13:40:14.373: (reconfigure)Warning: Cite Engine not available
On 9 Aug 2023, at 13:13, Stephan Witt wrote: > Am 09.08.2023 um 20:20 schrieb Tim Garrett <tim.garr...@utah.edu>: >> >> Thanks for the response! >> I have this so perhaps something else?: >> <PastedImage.png> > > Yes, maybe something else. > > Please, enable file and info messages in messages pane. Rerun reconfigure and > present the output here. > > Stephan > >> >> On 9 Aug 2023, at 12:01, Stephan Witt wrote: >> >> Am 09.08.2023 um 18:50 schrieb Tim Garrett <tim.garr...@utah.edu>: >> >> This may have worked! >> >> But in a reconfigure request problem. <PastedImage.png> >> >> Sorry, should know what to do next but it’s been a while. Multiple >> reconfigures doesn’t fix the problem. >> >> Perhaps you’re on macOS w/o python utility. What’s your OS version? >> >> LyX 2.3.6.2 expects a working python installation which was gone since macOS >> 12.3.1. Newer versions of LyX will give a proper hint. >> >> You may install python3 from here: https://www.python.org/downloads/macos/ >> >> Stephan >> >> Thanks >> >> Tim >> >> On 9 Aug 2023, at 10:09, Stephan Witt wrote: >> >> Am 09.08.2023 um 18:02 schrieb Richard Kimberly Heck <rikih...@gmail.com>: >> >> On 8/9/23 11:23, Tim Garrett wrote: >> >> Hi Scott, >> >> I’m wondering if there’s something like a factory reset I can do on the >> settings that is worth trying. Perhaps over the years I’ve adjusted the look >> and feel to something that is causing problems. >> >> Move your user directory somewhere else, so a new one is generated. >> >> On mac that would be: >> - terminate LyX if actually running >> - use in Finder „Go to Folder“ with the term „Library“ starting at your home >> directory >> - open Application Support >> - rename the folder LyX-2.3 to e.g. LyX-2.3-2023-08-09 >> >> Stephan >> >> Or else launch LyX from the command line with something like: >> >> lyx -userdir /tmp/newuserdir/ >> >> But I'd be surprised if anything there caused problems. >> >> Riki >> >> On 9 Aug 2023, at 4:31, Scott Kostyshak wrote: >> >> On Tue, Aug 08, 2023 at 03:23:03PM -0600, Tim Garrett wrote: >> >> Thanks again Scott for your response and thoughtful help. I attach the file. >> I updated LyX to 2.3.7. This has indeed only been a problem in the past >> couple of years. I’ve sort of tolerated it because I mostly collaborate now >> rather than writing myself — getting old and rusty. For collaborations I use >> Overleaf though I still prefer LyX. >> >> In 2001, KLyX changed my life, but because of the top search result! Ewwww >> >> Thanks, Tim. I can't reproduce with the file you sent so that at least rules >> out that theory that I had. >> >> Unfortunately I'm not sure how to proceed. >> >> Scott >> >> -- >> ---------------------------- >> Richard Kimberly (Riki) Heck >> Professor of Philosophy >> Brown University >> >> Pronouns: they/them/their >> >> Website: http://rkheck.frege.org/ >> Blog: http://rikiheck.blogspot.com/ >> Amazon: http://amazon.com/author/richardgheckjr >> Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=QUKBG6EAAAAJ >> ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2961-2663 >> Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Richard_Heck >> >> -- >> lyx-users mailing list >> lyx-users@lists.lyx.org >> >> http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-users >> >> <PastedImage.png>-- >> lyx-users mailing list >> lyx-users@lists.lyx.org >> >> http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-users >> >> <PastedImage.png>-- >> lyx-users mailing list >> lyx-users@lists.lyx.org >> http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-users -- lyx-users mailing list lyx-users@lists.lyx.org http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-users
