On 2017-09-22, Peter Drummond wrote:

> I get the following problem running
> LyX Version 2.2.3 on a Mac with OSX El Capitan 10.11.6.

> If I simply open the Lyx program with a new file, type in 'test', and try
> to view the results, I get an error message in the log panel that opens:

> `Package babel Error: Unknown language `english'. Either you have'

...

> Note that these errors occur in a completely new Lyx file, just
> created, with only one word in it, and only default settings.

The default settings can be configured via a "defaults.lyx" template
in one of the LyX-Dirs. Could you send the minimal test LyX file?

> Similar spellcheck/babel errors occur in almost every other Lyx file I try.
> Many are more serious than this, and don't allow me to proceed. This
> creates problems with files shared with other researchers, who create Lyx
> files that I edit.

> I do not get this problem on other Macs I have access to, with the same
> version of Lyx. However, there is no obvious clue to what is causing
> it. Presumably a language setting either in Lyx or the Mac is
> incorrect, but I have no idea what it could be. Whatever it is, the
> error message is not very useful.

It may also be a problem with the LaTeX installation/setup.
Does a LyX file produced on other Macs run on the "faulty" one?
Does a failing LyX file run on the other Macs?

Günter

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