Dear Stephan I will try all this as soon as I have time. During the week I have very little time due to work. this answer only to acknowledge. Will send results back to all as advised. Best Matthias Görlach Mobile Mail via iPhone Phone: +49-171-1988809
Adress: Ebertstr. 4 07743 Jena Germany > Am 18.08.2019 um 20:49 schrieb Stephan Witt <[email protected]>: > >> Am 18.08.2019 um 14:23 schrieb Matthias Görlach >> <[email protected]>: >> >> Hi, > > Hi Matthias, the people on this mailing list like to get the answers below > the questions. > >> command line didnt do it. >> >> I sudo-ed your command - it ran through (logfile attached); >> lyx reacts the same as before. > > The log file look indeed similar - but sudo isn’t appropriate here. > The configuration run checks the availability of system components > for ordinary users, i.e. for you. > > ATM, I have no idea why the module detection stops at algorithm2e.module. > This is the problem, IMO. > > Is your LyX installation complete? The directory > /Applications/LyX.app/Contents/Resources/layouts should contain 231 files. > $ ls /Applications/LyX.app/Contents/Resources/layouts|wc > 231 231 3964 > $ ls -1R /Applications/LyX.app/Contents/Resources|wc > 4237 3917 76461 > The complete tree has 4237 items. > > To check another thing: there is an automatic upgrade in configure run. > Perhaps it copies some problematic contents from your 2.2 installation. > To circumvent this you may try these commands (no sudo please): > $ mkdir /tmp/LyX > $ cd /tmp/LyX > $ python -tt /Applications/LyX.app/Contents/Resources/configure.py > --binary-dir=/Applications/LyX.app/Contents/MacOS/ > > After your configure operation in /tmp/LyX you’ll probably have the same > log file as before. I’d like to know where the contents of /tmp/LyX is > different to mine: > $ ls -ltr /tmp/LyX > total 744 > drwxr-xr-x 2 stephan wheel 64 18 Aug 20:47 bind > drwxr-xr-x 2 stephan wheel 64 18 Aug 20:47 clipart > drwxr-xr-x 2 stephan wheel 64 18 Aug 20:47 doc > drwxr-xr-x 2 stephan wheel 64 18 Aug 20:47 examples > drwxr-xr-x 2 stephan wheel 64 18 Aug 20:47 images > drwxr-xr-x 2 stephan wheel 64 18 Aug 20:47 kbd > drwxr-xr-x 2 stephan wheel 64 18 Aug 20:47 layouts > drwxr-xr-x 2 stephan wheel 64 18 Aug 20:47 scripts > drwxr-xr-x 2 stephan wheel 64 18 Aug 20:47 templates > drwxr-xr-x 2 stephan wheel 64 18 Aug 20:47 ui > -rw-r--r-- 1 stephan wheel 12617 18 Aug 20:47 clsFiles.lst > -rw-r--r-- 1 stephan wheel 211862 18 Aug 20:47 styFiles.lst > -rw-r--r-- 1 stephan wheel 4448 18 Aug 20:47 bstFiles.lst > -rw-r--r-- 1 stephan wheel 1922 18 Aug 20:47 bibFiles.lst > -rw-r--r-- 1 stephan wheel 234 18 Aug 20:47 bbxFiles.lst > -rw-r--r-- 1 stephan wheel 175 18 Aug 20:47 cbxFiles.lst > -rw-r--r-- 1 stephan wheel 15640 18 Aug 20:47 lyxmodules.lst > -rw-r--r-- 1 stephan wheel 1986 18 Aug 20:47 lyxciteengines.lst > -rw-r--r-- 1 stephan wheel 348 18 Aug 20:47 xtemplates.lst > -rw-r--r-- 1 stephan wheel 10480 18 Aug 20:47 textclass.lst > -rw-r--r-- 1 stephan wheel 1444 18 Aug 20:47 packages.lst > -rw-r--r-- 1 stephan wheel 20254 18 Aug 20:47 lyxrc.defaults > -rw-r--r-- 1 stephan wheel 65778 18 Aug 20:47 configure.log > > Sorry, I forgot to give you the advise to work in a temporary directory last > time. > I’m afraid you have to cleanup the working directory you’ve used for your > attempt > to run LyX configure script (your home directory?). > > There are the following directories: > bind clipart doc examples images kbd layouts scripts templates ui > and some list files. > > Best > Stephan > >> >> Best >> >> Matthias >> >>> On 18.08.19 13:59, Stephan Witt wrote: >>> Am 18.08.2019 um 09:03 schrieb Matthias Görlach >>> <[email protected]> >>> : >>> >>>> sorry, stephan, >>>> >>>> not sure if i put you addressee yesterday (only see cc, no "to") - here >>>> the mail meant for you and riki. >>>> >>> Hi Matthias, >>> >>> the start of the configure run looks normal. But the end is not ok. >>> >>> Your configure log ends with: >>> ... >>> INFO: +Indexing TeX files... >>> INFO: Indexing files of type cls >>> Indexing files of type sty >>> Indexing files of type bst >>> Indexing files of type bib >>> Indexing files of type bbx >>> Indexing files of type cbx >>> INFO: done >>> DEBUG: Removing file lyxmodules.lst >>> DEBUG: Removing file chkmodules.tex >>> INFO: +checking list of modules... >>> INFO: /Applications/LyX.app/Contents/Resources/layouts/algorithm2e.module >>> ... >>> >>> Mine has these contents: >>> ... >>> INFO: +Indexing TeX files... >>> INFO: Indexing files of type cls >>> Indexing files of type sty >>> Indexing files of type bst >>> Indexing files of type bib >>> Indexing files of type bbx >>> Indexing files of type cbx >>> INFO: done >>> DEBUG: Removing file lyxmodules.lst >>> DEBUG: Failed to remove file chkmodules.tex >>> INFO: +checking list of modules... >>> INFO: /Applications/LyX.app/Contents/Resources/layouts/fixme.module >>> INFO: /Applications/LyX.app/Contents/Resources/layouts/pdfform.module >>> INFO: /Applications/LyX.app/Contents/Resources/layouts/sweave.module >>> INFO: /Applications/LyX.app/Contents/Resources/layouts/paralist.module >>> INFO: /Applications/LyX.app/Contents/Resources/layouts/subequations.module >>> INFO: /Applications/LyX.app/Contents/Resources/layouts/algorithm2e.module >>> INFO: /Applications/LyX.app/Contents/Resources/layouts/endnotes.module >>> INFO: /Applications/LyX.app/Contents/Resources/layouts/fixltx2e.module >>> ... >>> INFO: /Applications/LyX.app/Contents/Resources/layouts/theorems-chap.module >>> INFO: >>> /Applications/LyX.app/Contents/Resources/layouts/theorems-ams-chap-bytype.module >>> INFO: done >>> DEBUG: Removing file lyxciteengines.lst >>> DEBUG: Failed to remove file chkciteengines.tex >>> INFO: +checking list of cite engines... >>> INFO: /Applications/LyX.app/Contents/Resources/citeengines/basic.citeengine >>> INFO: /Applications/LyX.app/Contents/Resources/citeengines/natbib.citeengine >>> INFO: >>> /Applications/LyX.app/Contents/Resources/citeengines/jurabib.citeengine >>> INFO: >>> /Applications/LyX.app/Contents/Resources/citeengines/biblatex.citeengine >>> INFO: >>> /Applications/LyX.app/Contents/Resources/citeengines/biblatex-natbib.citeengine >>> INFO: done >>> DEBUG: Removing file xtemplates.lst >>> INFO: +checking list of external templates... >>> INFO: /Applications/LyX.app/Contents/Resources/xtemplates/gnumeric.xtemplate >>> INFO: /Applications/LyX.app/Contents/Resources/xtemplates/inkscape.xtemplate >>> INFO: /Applications/LyX.app/Contents/Resources/xtemplates/chess.xtemplate >>> INFO: /Applications/LyX.app/Contents/Resources/xtemplates/pdfpages.xtemplate >>> INFO: >>> /Applications/LyX.app/Contents/Resources/xtemplates/raster_image.xtemplate >>> INFO: >>> /Applications/LyX.app/Contents/Resources/xtemplates/vector_graphics.xtemplate >>> INFO: /Applications/LyX.app/Contents/Resources/xtemplates/xfig.xtemplate >>> INFO: /Applications/LyX.app/Contents/Resources/xtemplates/lilypond.xtemplate >>> INFO: /Applications/LyX.app/Contents/Resources/xtemplates/dia.xtemplate >>> INFO: done >>> INFO: checking LaTeX configuration... auto >>> DEBUG: Failed to remove file chkconfig.classes >>> DEBUG: Failed to remove file chkconfig.vars >>> DEBUG: Failed to remove file chklayouts.tex >>> DEBUG: Failed to remove file wrap_chkconfig.ltx >>> INFO: +Inspecting your LaTeX configuration. >>> INFO: +checking for LaTeX version... 2015/01/01 >>> INFO: +checking for available hyphenation patterns... >>> INFO: +checking for default encoding (this may take a long time) >>> INFO: + checking for ec fonts... yes >>> INFO: + checking for ec support in LaTeX format... yes >>> INFO: + default encoding will be set to T1 >>> INFO: +checking for package a0poster [a0poster]... no >>> >>> and so on. >>> >>> Obviously the result of the configure run on your system is incomplete >>> and cannot be used by LyX. The got an idea what is going wrong you may >>> start an explicit configure run in terminal. >>> >>> The command used by LyX is: >>> >>> python -tt /Applications/LyX.app/Contents/Resources/configure.py >>> --with-version-suffix=-2.3 >>> --binary-dir=/Applications/LyX.app/Contents/MacOS/ >>> >>> Perhaps it makes a difference. >>> >>> Stephan >>> >>> >>>> best >>>> matthias >>>> >>>> >>>> -------- Forwarded Message -------- >>>> Subject: Re: Lyx v 2.3.X - severe Problems >>>> Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2019 11:53:04 +0200 >>>> From: Matthias Görlach >>>> <[email protected]> >>>> >>>> Reply-To: >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> CC: Richard Kimberly Heck >>>> <[email protected]> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Dear Stephan, dear Riki, >>>> >>>> >>>> I did a new install of 2.3.3 startet Lyx - no error, except the minimal >>>> functionality etc (asking reconfigure) - attached find the configure log >>>> file - I renamed it (only for saving it), in case I test a bit more. >>>> Then I tried to open a template (letter with head/address etc; attached >>>> also) - and then all the errors reappeared: >>>> >>>> layout file article not found >>>> cite engine not available >>>> The layout >>>> file:scrlttr2 >>>> could not be found. >>>> >>>> Nothing of this happens after reinstall of 2.2.4 >>>> >>>> I attach here my letter template - just in case... >>>> >>>> Also in the config log it says: >>>> >>>> INFO: +checking for "libreoffice"... no >>>> INFO: +checking for "gimp"... no >>>> INFO: +checking for "firefox"... no >>>> etc >>>> >>>> but they are on board! >>>> >>>> I reply here only to the two of you (not the UsersList) - as it might be >>>> only a arcane situation (as I understand from your emails) >>>> >>>> Many thanx & Best >>>> >>>> Matthias >>>> >>>>> On 17.08.19 10:59, Stephan Witt wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Am 16.08.2019 um 17:04 schrieb Richard Kimberly Heck <[email protected]> >>>>> >>>>> : >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On 8/16/19 6:01 AM, Stephan Witt wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> Am 15.08.2019 um 23:00 schrieb Matthias Görlach >>>>>>> <[email protected]> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> : >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>>> after running and using Lyx for maybe 10 years, I finally tried to >>>>>>>> upgrade from v 2.2.4 to 2.3.2 and 2.3.3. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> This resulted in unusability or continuously repeated error messages >>>>>>>> relating to "missing document classes", something about "missing >>>>>>>> library" and finally to "LyX will only have minimal functionality >>>>>>>> because no text classes have been found. You can either try to >>>>>>>> configure LyX normally, try to reconfigure without checking your LaTeX >>>>>>>> installation, or continue." >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I tried a lot - to no avail - incl newsgroups, Wiki etc etc >>>>>>>> Reconfigure didnt do a thing - neither a complete new install of the >>>>>>>> recent MacTEX suite, reinstall of Lyx etc etc. Other TEX distribs >>>>>>>> (e.g. mac texmaker) worked flawlessly. >>>>>>>> My System MacOS X, 10.12.6 Sierra incl latest patches on a MacBook Pro >>>>>>>> (MacBookPro9,2). >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> ONLY completely removing any traces of Lyx and reinstalling Lyx 2.2.4 >>>>>>>> solved the problem - its running fine. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Accd to the Lyx web site, the latest release of Lyx (2.3.3) should be >>>>>>>> running fine on my system - so what is the issue??? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Any hints/help available?? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Matthias, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> as others said already - it should work. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> What can be done to diagnose the problem? I would need to know what the >>>>>>> LyX configure run did. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> There is a folder in your user directory named ~/Library/Application >>>>>>> Support/LyX-2.3. This is the location to look for the file >>>>>>> configure.log. Please send it to the users list or in a private mail to >>>>>>> me. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> I could be wrong, of course, but it smells like a permissions problem. >>>>>> We've seen this kind of thing in other cases, where configure.py can't >>>>>> write to the relevant folder. If not, the log may not exist. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> That would surprise me. On a Unix system and a Mac one should be able >>>>> to write to the directories below the home directory. LyX runs with >>>>> user privileges on a Mac all the time - permission problems shouldn’t >>>>> exist. >>>>> >>>>> Stephan >>>>> >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> Matthias Görlach >>>> Ebertstr. 4 >>>> 07743 Jena >>>> >>>> *49-0171 1988809 >>>> >>>> <configure_1.log><01_Brief_MaGo_Template.lyx> >>>> >> >> -- >> Matthias Görlach >> Ebertstr. 4 >> 07743 Jena >> >> *49-0171 1988809 >> >> <configure_2.log> >
