Am 08.11.2014 um 21:29 schrieb V N <[email protected]>: > I installed the dmg file you sent me. I replaced it with the older version I > tried using. I ran the program through terminal by entering: > > open -a lyx
Please check the program version, is it the version you just installed? > > It opened the program and I went to open/recent and then opened my file. > I got the same error message that that amsart.cls is missing and that > compiling will not be possible. The file still opened I pressed the eyes > button to make a pdf. The same error message came up: > > The directory path to the document cannot contain spaces. Ok, sorry. There is a nasty problem with Yosemite and some people are bitten by it. Your problem is probably of another kind. Please send the log file of your failed attempt to create the pdf to the list. You find it as LaTeX protocol in the Document menu. Regards, Stephan > Then when I pressed the > > > Subject: Re: Issue with lyx PLEASE HELP > > From: [email protected] > > Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2014 21:04:25 +0100 > > To: [email protected] > > > > Am 08.11.2014 um 20:35 schrieb V N <[email protected]>: > > > > > I'm not sure how to run it from the terminal. What is the common line? > > > (run lyx?) Please excuse my ignorance. > > > > > > I'm not sure how to incorporate the patch into the program. Do I > > > copy/paste it somewhere in the terminal? I have downloaded v 2.1.2.2 on > > > yosemite. Also how do I use the checksum signature? > > > Again, forgive me, I was taught how to use this GUI but not the latex > > > behind it. Thank you for your patience and understanding. Hope to hear > > > from you soon. > > > > Ok, no problem. There are different things the guys are talking about. I'll > > try to explain it. > > 1. The terminal thing is a possibility to start the broken program in a > > different way. > > There is the possibility it works then - then it would be clear you have a > > known problem. > > 2. You cannot incorporate the patch yourself. A patch is useful for a > > developer to fix a > > problem and build a new version of a program. This step I did already for > > you. > > 3. You may open the downloaded .dmg file on your system and use the > > included LyX program. > > This program version includes the mentioned patch already. > > 4. The checksum file is useful to verify the correctness of the downloaded > > file. > > If you don't know how to do this it's not necessary to do this step. > > > > I hope this helps. Please let me know if you are able to start the > > LyX 2.1.2.2 included in the .dmg file. > > > > Regards, > > Stephan > > > > > > > > > Subject: Re: Issue with lyx PLEASE HELP > > > > From: [email protected] > > > > Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2014 16:33:30 +0100 > > > > CC: [email protected] > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > > Am 08.11.2014 um 15:08 schrieb Steve Burnham <[email protected]>: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Nov 7, 2014 11:15 PM, "V N" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > I am running Yosemite and installed the latest lyx dmg file. When I > > > > > > open up lyx I am given the following prompt: > > > > > > > > > > > > The selected document class article(AMS) requires external files > > > > > > that are not available. > > > > > > The document class can still be used, but the document cannot be > > > > > > compiled until the following prerequisites are installed: > > > > > > > > > > > > amsart.cls > > > > > > > > > > > > See section 2.1.2.2 (Class Availability) of the User's Guid for > > > > > > more information. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > After the file opens and I press the eyes to make a pdf, I get the > > > > > > message: > > > > > > The directory path to the document cannot contain spaces. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am not a tech guy so although I have read some forums where > > > > > > people had the issue I still need some step by step advice. > > > > > > > > > > > > Can you please HELP?! I need to make pdf's ASAP. > > > > > > > > > > > > Thank you for your time. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Are you able to run LyX from the terminal? This sounds like the same > > > > > problem we were all having before but running from the terminal > > > > > worked. It should have been resolved with the latest version though. > > > > > > > > Possibly not - see ticket 9317: http://www.lyx.org/trac/ticket/9317 > > > >
