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
