"Paul A. Rubin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > YOUNES Abdelrazak / M3SYSTEM wrote: > > One additional information: I have just installed Python 2.4.2. Maybe this > > is the problem? > > Anyway, I have re-installed 1.3.6 and overwrite the bin directory with the > > one from 1.3.7pre4 installation. Seems to work fine... > > > > Thanks, > > Abdel. > > > > > > "YOUNES Abdelrazak (M3SYSTEM)" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > > in message > > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >>Hello, > >> > >>I have a problem with the install of lyx 1.3.7pre4 (lyx-1.3.6 is OK). At > > > > the > > > >>install, a popup box says: Failed attempting to execute the configure > >>script". I click on OK and let it launch but then a new box says: > >>"Lyx wasn't able to find it's layout descriptions!" > >>"Check that the file "textclass.lst" is installed correctly, Sorry, has to > >>exit :-(" > >> > >>When I try at the command-line "lyx -x reconfigure" it gives me the same > >>answer. > >> > >>Thanks, > >>Abdel. > >>____ > > Not sure, but we seem to be seeing some flaky symptoms from the > 1.3.7pre4 installer. If 1.3.6 works for you, presumably you have MinSys > installed. Usually the "no textclass.lst" syndrome is the result of not > having a working sh.exe (or not having sed.exe), but if that were the > case, you should not be able to install 1.3.6 either.
Right, MSIS is there and working. > > If you want to take another crack at 1.3.7, you might try opening a > command window in the ...\Resources\lyx directory of the 1.3.7 > installation, and running 'sh configure' there. (If the MinSys bin > directory is not on your command path, you'll need to give a full path > to sh.exe in the command line.) That should generate textclass.lst, > after which you should be able to start 1.3.7pre4. Maybe. That made it indeed. Thanks. So I guess this is an installer bug... Abdel > > Paul > > > >
