Since LyX 1.4.0 it is not possible anymore to omit the extension in LyX, so this bug is no longer applicable and should have been closed with the first 1.4.x release in debian. LyX will omit the extension for LaTeX export if that is possible.
Did you really try to omit the extension with LyX 1.4.x? If that worked at all then it is a bug. Georg -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]