Hi, Not Mandrake, but RedHat 7.3... which is possibly similar. I seem to recall that Mandrake is related somehow to RedHat. What did you have to do to get indexes to work? Even if it doesn't solve my problem directly, it might provide a clue.
Peter On Fri, Jul 26, 2002 at 03:57:19PM -0400, Steve Litt wrote: > Peter, > > Are you running Mandrake? There's a known problem with indexes on Mandrake. > I've created a workaround, but it's not simple. > > Steve > > -- > _____________________________________________________________ > Steve Litt > Author: > * Troubleshooting Techniques of the Successful Technologist > * Rapid Learning: Secret Weapon of the Successful Technologist > http://www.troubleshooters.com/bookstore/ > > Troubleshooters.Com Webmaster > (Legal Disclaimer) Follow these suggestions at your own risk. > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > On Friday 26 July 2002 10:56 am, Peter wrote: > > Hello, > > > > Thanks for answering so promptly. > > > > OK. I tried creating a short lyx file (see below). It also doesn't > > have an index when I display it as DVI or PS. > > > > =========================================================================== > >=== > > > > #LyX 1.1 created this file. For more info see http://www.lyx.org/ > > \lyxformat 218 > > \textclass book > > \language english > > \inputencoding auto > > \fontscheme default > > \graphics default > > \paperfontsize default > > \spacing single > > \papersize a4paper > > \paperpackage a4 > > \use_geometry 0 > > \use_amsmath 0 > > \paperorientation portrait > > \secnumdepth 2 > > \tocdepth 2 > > \paragraph_separation indent > > \defskip medskip > > \quotes_language english > > \quotes_times 2 > > \papercolumns 1 > > \papersides 2 > > \paperpagestyle default > > > > \layout Title > > > > Sample > > \begin_inset LatexCommand \index{sample} > > > > \end_inset > > > > > > \layout Author > > > > Peter > > \layout Standard > > > > This is some > > \begin_inset LatexCommand \index{some} > > > > \end_inset > > > > text > > \layout Standard > > > > > > \begin_inset LatexCommand \printindex{} > > > > \end_inset > > > > > > \the_end > > > > =========================================================================== > >=== > > > > On Fri, Jul 26, 2002 at 04:37:27PM +0200, Herbert Voss wrote: > > > Peter wrote: > > > > I have been using LyX 1.1.6fix4 on a heavily patched RedHat 6.2 Linux > > > > laptop to create a document with an index. This was working fine and I > > > > was getting the index being created with no problems until I upgraded > > > > the box to RedHat 7.3 a couple of days ago. Now the index is empty. > > > > > > > > When I upgraded I used the same LyX source and xforms library as > > > > previously to build Lyx for the new O/S. > > > > > > > > It appears very much like makeindex isn't being run. Indeed, the file > > > > is called b3.lyx and the LaTeX Logfile inside LyX says "No file > > > > b3.ind". However, if I export the file as TeX and run latex and > > > > makeindex by hand I get the desired result: ie. I get the correct, > > > > non-empty index. > > > > > > > > Running lyx under strace indicates that it isn't even trying to run > > > > makeindex. > > > > > > > > Can anyone give me any clues about what's happening (or not) and how to > > > > get the index to be generated properly again? > > > > > > that could not be a problem of LyX. Build > > > a minimal lyxfile with only one index and > > > have a look if it works. > > > > > > HErbert
