On Wed, May 16, 2018 at 03:27:56AM +0000, Robert Kern wrote: > On 05/15/2018 10:52 PM, Scott Kostyshak wrote: > > On Wed, May 16, 2018 at 02:26:35AM +0000, Robert Kern wrote: > > > Dear lyx-users, > > > > > > I'm writing a book, and this evening I decided to export it to a .pdf file > > > to check it out. I went to File->Export->PDF (pdflatex) and hit Enter. A > > > few > > > seconds later I received an error message which said, > > > > > > "! TeX capacity exceeded, sorry [parameter stack size=10000]. > > > > > > If you really absolutely need more capacity, > > > > > > you can ask a wizard to enlarge me." > > > > > > I'm running LyX on Linux and have plenty of memory and disk space, so I > > > wondered where I could find a "wizard" to increase the Tex stack size. I > > > went to www.lyx.org, but found nothing there, so I went to www.ctan.org > > > and > > > searched for "wizard" and "stack size." > > > > > > So, can anyone tell me how to increase the Tex stack size, or where I can > > > find a "wizard" that can help me? Otherwise, I'm stuck with a > > > three-quarter > > > completed book which I can't complete using LyX. > > > > > > Thanks in advance, > > Hi Robert, > > > > Ouch, that sounds frustrating. Usually this message occurs not because > > of lack of RAM or disk space, but because of an error in LaTeX code. Can > > you create a minimal example that still generates the error? For more > > info, see: > > > > https://wiki.lyx.org/FAQ/MinimalExample > > > > Do you have a previous version of your book that does compile? If the > > differences are not too big, you might get a hint at what addition > > caused the change. If you're not using version control, and you're > > interested in more information, let us know. It is very helpful for > > situations like this. And yes, unfortunately, a similar situation will > > happen again in the future. > > > > I hope that we can help figure this out! > > > > Please respond to the list. > > > > Best, > > > > Scott > > Dear Scott, > > I removed the figures I'd added and had the same error message. Then I > recalled I'd added two page breaks to separate several paragraphs on one > page from another. When I removed those page breaks, I was able to export > the file correctly.
Good to know. If you share a minimal example with us (a small .lyx file that makes an error), I can let you know whether the latest LyX version would give an error or not. > Now that I've gotten it working again, why don't you mark this problem > closed? I've been using LyX 2.1.4 which was supplied by Linux Mint 8.13. I'm > thinking I'd probably have fewer problems if I used the latest LyX version. Not necessarily. Upgrade when you are at a point where you can deal with potential problems. > I certainly do appreciate your assistance, though. Even commercial software > support doesn't respond as quickly as you did. I didn't expect to receive a > response for a couple days! Well, some emails slip through the cracks. > Thanks again, and I really like Lyx better than Word or other commercial > products. Thanks for the kind words, Robert! Scott
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