Am 01.10.2011 um 10:33 schrieb Mark:

> Stephan Witt <st.witt <at> gmx.net> writes:
> 
>> 
>> Am 01.10.2011 um 09:21 schrieb Mark:
>> 
>>> Hi,
>>> 
>>> After upgrading to Lion I checked that my Lyx installation worked - 
>>> no problem. Now when I try to run it,
>>> it fails with the "PowerPC applications not supported" error from 
>>> Lion. I'm not sure what changed - don't
>>> remember checking Lyx 2.0.1 was ok when I downloaded it or 
>>> maybe it was a Mac OS upgrade.
>>> 
>>> I did searching on the web and here to see if anyone else had this 
>>> problem and found:
>>> 
>>> "It sounds to me like they are not using the unpack-and-run 
>>> version. This problem has been around for a
>>> couple of years for OS X users who have not installed the Rosetta 
>>> emulator that runs PPC code. Now that
>>> PPC emulation is no longer included in Lion, users who have 
>>> upgraded will only be able to use unpack-
>>> and-run version, unless the development team upgrades the 
>>> software they have been using to bundle up
>>> the application for installation on a Mac."
>> 
>> I don't know exactly what "unpack-and-run"-version of ELAN refers to
>> but I don't think LyX has anything comparable. It's just an application
>> ready to run on both intel and powerpc processors. I cannot tell how this
>> can fail on Lion. Especially since it did work on Lion already as you said.
>> I'm not sure what you did to check your LyX installation.
>> 
>> Do you have the LyX-2.0.0 disk image to check if it runs?
>> 
>> Stephan
>> 
>> 
> 
> I downloaded a new copy of Lyx 2.0.1 and tried that - same result.
> Then I downloaded Lyx 2.0.0 again and tried that - same result.

Perhaps you can post the exact error message text here?

> I downloaded the latest MacTex. TexShop works fine but Lyx 2.0.0 and
> 2.0.1 always fail immediately with the PowerPC error.
> 
> Now I have checked Lyx properties (command I in the Mac finder) and
> the Finder thinks it is a Universal application.

The Finder is right - it's a Universal application (Intel i386 and PowerPC)

> For comparison, Mail.app is
> an Intel application according to the Finder.

I'd guess that's Intel x86-64bit.

I didn't hear until now that Lion is unable to execute 32-bit applications...

Stephan

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