On Wed, Sep 23, 2026 at 06:07:24PM +0200, Enrico Forestieri wrote: > > - 05: bye bye generic runCommand shell invocation (two more distinct > > routes left, I'll come to them later). > > This doesn't compile; see the attached log. I don't think you completely > removed runCommand.
Sorry, I was not explicit here. All previous patchess need to be applied for 05 (02, 03a/b/c, 04a/b/c/d). > > - claude tells me that cygdrive probe failure is not easy to behaviorally > > test, so lets leave it the way is is > > (Is anyone even using native win lyx + cygwin TeX? We are doing lot of > > dance > > to keep it working...) > > I believe this option made sense when LyX on Cygwin required the > installation of an X-server. Some did not want to do this and preferred to > install the native Windows version, while continuing to use the Cygwin TeX. > However, nowadays, in addition to the X11 version of LyX installable via the > official Cygwin repositories, we also distribute a version that does not > require an X-server. Therefore, I do not believe anyone is still using that > combination. We should probaly get rid of the whole probe machinery later once this patchset lands? One less compsec consumer. I can prepare patch for testing if you'd like. Pavel -- lyx-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-devel
