Andreas Nauerz wrote:
During installation I receive the above mentioned error message. This happens
if I use the Lxy installer which expects that all other stuff has already been
installed (Miktex, GS, etc.), as well as if I use the installer that installs
the whole bunch of dependencies.
I am working on Windows XP.
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.) The default
path is close to c:\msys\1.0\bin\sh.exe
For example (you must adapt to your directory stucture)
C:\lyx137v2\Resources\lyx>c:\msys\1.0\bin\sh.exe configure <enter>
You can type this in at a dos prompt.
depending upon what directories are in your Windows PATH.
Or Msys also has a command line that you can use.
C:\lyx137v2\Resources\lyx>sh configure <enter> from a Msys prompt
because I think Msys is usually in the Windows PATH.
The Command Prompt is found under Start->All Programs
->Accessories then click on Command Prompt (in the middle)
One changes directories by using the cd command for instance
starting from C:\Documents and Settings\Stephen> cd \ <enter>
C:\> cd C:\lyx137v2\Resources\lyx> <enter> and finally
C:\lyx137v2\Resources\lyx>c:\msys\1.0\bin\sh.exe configure <enter>
You will have to adapt this example to your directory structure.
You didn't mention whether you were using 1.3.7 or 1.4.1 so I
assumed 1.3.7 since this problem mostly occurred with that version.
If you do mean 1.4.1, then subsitute 1.4.1 in the instructions,
and the path will probably be C:\lyx141\Resources since I think
a "lyx" subdirectory is removed from the path in the 1.4.1 version.
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Regards,
Stephen
