On 09/09/2018 23:26, Steve Litt wrote:
On Sun, 9 Sep 2018 12:05:36 -0400
Richard Kimberly Heck <[email protected]> wrote:
On 09/08/2018 09:15 PM, Peter Taylor wrote:
Hi,
I have upgraded MiKTeX relatively recently – I don’t want to upgrade
again if I don’t have to upgrade – so please could you update your
webpage which says:
(start quote)
Due to a bug in MiKTeX, installation of LyX 2.3.0 can sometimes
cause the MiKTeX installation to be corrupted. (See
https://github.com/MiKTeX/miktex/issues/82.) If you run into
problems, the solution will be to uninstall MiKTeX and then
re-install.
We highly recommend that MiKTeX users update to the latest version
*before* installing LyX 2.3.0. If you have any questions about how
to update MiKTeX, you can email [email protected] for help.
(You do not need to be subscribed to the mailing list to do so, but
you may wish to do that anyway. See this page
<https://www.lyx.org/MailingLists#toc2> for information on
subscribing.)
(end quote)
This information does not mention specific versions – just says
“latest version of MiKTeX”. My MiKTeX console window tells me it is
version 2.9.6751.
I am actually using another TeX editor which works fine for me but I
want to collaborate with a colleague and I heard that LyX might be
an easier editor for him to use on shared documents. Before doing
that I want to check that LyX is something I can recommend to him.
However seeing this message on your website has made me reluctant to
try out LyX in case my MiKTeX installation gets corrupted.
There is currently some major bug in MiKTeX that is preventing any
kind of update. You might want to wait a little bit before doing
anything.
Frankly, this is the second catastrophic bug in MiKTeX this year. I
myself have been workigng hard to disentangle LyX from MiKTeX and make
it easier to use with TeX Live, which is a LOT more stable.
Riki
As far as I know, my LyX has been working perfectly, with TeXLive, for
many years. Why would someone choose MiKTeX?
Maybe because it installs and updates packages as needed/desired.
Daniel
