On 2009-05-12, Wolfgang Engelmann wrote:
> Am Monday 11 May 2009 20:32:39 schrieb Guenter Milde:
> ...
>> > I have started to remove the offending references from the bibfile and
>> > collect it in another one which is not in the bibfile list of the
>> > references. Lyx still chokes on it, unless I stop lyx and restart it
>> > again.

>> Seems like old auxiliary (aux, bbl, ...) files might be to blame.
> where could they be?

Alongside

>> > #lyxauto.Gw6002 in my
>> > #/tmp/lyx_tmpdir.TJ3322 directory?

(of course the extension varies) in a subdir called lyx_tmpbuf*,
with * a running number.

>> You can also have a look at the "tmp dir".
> nothing in it related to my document

It contains these files here. Please look again (after opening LyX and
compiling a document).


> in .lyx/cache are many files of this kind
> 4134600856-pdf  (-, not dot!)
> and
>                    -ppm
> what is it for? 

Caching auto-converted files (e.g. images).

> Are they removed after a while? removable without bad consequences?

Yes, Yes.



>> > Which reminds me to ask for the best way to run 1.5.6 or 7
>> > parallel to 1.6.3.

>> If you are home-compiling, specify a version-suffix in the ./configure
>> step, e.g.:

>>  * Configuration/Automake:

>>    Vorkonfiguration mit `autogen.sh`

>>    Ohne debug-symbole, mit suffix (lyx -> lyx16)::

>>     ./configure --with-version-suffix=16 --enable-build-type=release
> Can I do it somehow also by using a debian package?  As a reminder: I
> have 1.6.3(svn) running and would like to have parallel to it a 1.5.6
> or 7, to get my document done. 

I remember there was something like "...-alternatives" in Debian but
cannot help with details.


Günter

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