An error has ocurred when I was installing LyX on Mac OS

[Eduardo Ruiz]

Good morning,

I was installing Lyx. I have no problem moving LyX application icon to  
Applications. But when I ran LyX-Installer an error ocurred.


The message of error was:

Cannot run texhash command to updateTeX Installation. Please run  
manually.


I don't know what happens but I don't know what I have to do!

Please, sorry, for my English!

Thanks a lot!

Re: An error has occurred when I was installing LyX on Mac OS

[Stephan Witt]

Am 27.10.2010 um 08:39 schrieb Eduardo Ruiz:

 Good morning,
 
 I was installing Lyx.

Which version, please?

 I have no problem moving LyX application icon to Applications. But when I ran 
 LyX-Installer an error ocurred.

You're trying to install LyX-1.6.7?

 The message of error was:
 
 Cannot run texhash command to updateTeX Installation. Please run manually.
 
 I don't know what happens but I don't know what I have to do!

I'd guess, you have no LaTeX installation on your system?
Then you have to add it, e.g. MacTeX.
It's mentioned here: http://www.lyx.org/Download.

Hope that helps.

Stephan

Re: An error has ocurred when I was installing LyX on Mac OS

[BH]

On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 2:39 AM, Eduardo Ruiz eruiz...@ya.com wrote:
 Good morning,

 I was installing Lyx. I have no problem moving LyX application icon to
 Applications. But when I ran LyX-Installer an error ocurred.

 The message of error was:

 Cannot run texhash command to updateTeX Installation. Please run manually.

 I don't know what happens but I don't know what I have to do!

Have you installed TeX first? (It's a requirement for LyX to produce
output.) If not, you need to. I'd recommend MacTeX:

http://www.tug.org/mactex/

BH

Re: An error has occurred when I was installing LyX on Mac OS

[Stephan Witt]

Am 27.10.2010 um 10:23 schrieb Eduardo Ruiz:

 
 El 27/10/2010, a las 8:49, Stephan Witt escribió:
 
 Am 27.10.2010 um 08:39 schrieb Eduardo Ruiz:
 
 The message of error was:
 
 Cannot run texhash command to updateTeX Installation. Please run manually.
 
 I don't know what happens but I don't know what I have to do!
 
 I'd guess, you have no LaTeX installation on your system? 
 
 Yes, I think that I have installed LaTeX.
 
 and I attach an image of mi TeX Folder:
 
 pastedGraphic.tiff
 In the document What Is Installed, says:
 
 The MacTEX-2010 install package contains six subpackages:
 TeXLive-2010
 GUI-Applications
 Ghostscript-8.71
 ImageMagick-Convert-6.6.1
 Latin-Modern-Fonts
 TeX-Gyre-Fonts
 
 If you need more information, please contact me.

I've MacTeX with TeXLive-2009 installed here - but it should be similar (I 
hope)...

In Terminal.app I can do:
% which texhash
/usr/texbin/texhash
% texhash
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2009/../texmf-local: directory not writable. 
Skipping...
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2009/texmf: directory not writable. Skipping...
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2009/texmf-config: directory not writable. 
Skipping...
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2009/texmf-dist: directory not writable. Skipping...
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2009/texmf-var: directory not writable. Skipping...
texhash: Done.
% sudo texhash
Password:
texhash: Updating /usr/local/texlive/2009/../texmf-local/ls-R... 
texhash: Updating /usr/local/texlive/2009/texmf/ls-R... 
texhash: Updating /usr/local/texlive/2009/texmf-config/ls-R... 
texhash: Updating /usr/local/texlive/2009/texmf-dist/ls-R... 
texhash: Updating /usr/local/texlive/2009/texmf-var/ls-R... 
texhash: Done.

That's what the hint Cannot run texhash command to updateTeX Installation. 
Please run manually. suggests.

Stephan

Re: An error has occurred when I was installing LyX on Mac OS

[BH]

On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 1:18 PM, Eduardo Ruiz eruiz...@ya.com wrote:
 I've executed which command and not found the file texhash.
 In usr folder only appears this:

From the info you've provided, it looks like you've installed the
MacTeXtras package, and not MacTeX itself. (Otherwise, you'd have a
/usr/texbin folder.) If that's right, install MacTeX, and then rerun
the LyX installer.

BH

An error has ocurred when I was installing LyX on Mac OS

[Eduardo Ruiz]

Good morning,

I was installing Lyx. I have no problem moving LyX application icon to  
Applications. But when I ran LyX-Installer an error ocurred.


The message of error was:

Cannot run texhash command to updateTeX Installation. Please run  
manually.


I don't know what happens but I don't know what I have to do!

Please, sorry, for my English!

Thanks a lot!

Re: An error has occurred when I was installing LyX on Mac OS

[Stephan Witt]

Am 27.10.2010 um 08:39 schrieb Eduardo Ruiz:

 Good morning,
 
 I was installing Lyx.

Which version, please?

 I have no problem moving LyX application icon to Applications. But when I ran 
 LyX-Installer an error ocurred.

You're trying to install LyX-1.6.7?

 The message of error was:
 
 Cannot run texhash command to updateTeX Installation. Please run manually.
 
 I don't know what happens but I don't know what I have to do!

I'd guess, you have no LaTeX installation on your system?
Then you have to add it, e.g. MacTeX.
It's mentioned here: http://www.lyx.org/Download.

Hope that helps.

Stephan

Re: An error has ocurred when I was installing LyX on Mac OS

[BH]

On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 2:39 AM, Eduardo Ruiz eruiz...@ya.com wrote:
 Good morning,

 I was installing Lyx. I have no problem moving LyX application icon to
 Applications. But when I ran LyX-Installer an error ocurred.

 The message of error was:

 Cannot run texhash command to updateTeX Installation. Please run manually.

 I don't know what happens but I don't know what I have to do!

Have you installed TeX first? (It's a requirement for LyX to produce
output.) If not, you need to. I'd recommend MacTeX:

http://www.tug.org/mactex/

BH

Re: An error has occurred when I was installing LyX on Mac OS

[Stephan Witt]

Am 27.10.2010 um 10:23 schrieb Eduardo Ruiz:

 
 El 27/10/2010, a las 8:49, Stephan Witt escribió:
 
 Am 27.10.2010 um 08:39 schrieb Eduardo Ruiz:
 
 The message of error was:
 
 Cannot run texhash command to updateTeX Installation. Please run manually.
 
 I don't know what happens but I don't know what I have to do!
 
 I'd guess, you have no LaTeX installation on your system? 
 
 Yes, I think that I have installed LaTeX.
 
 and I attach an image of mi TeX Folder:
 
 pastedGraphic.tiff
 In the document What Is Installed, says:
 
 The MacTEX-2010 install package contains six subpackages:
 TeXLive-2010
 GUI-Applications
 Ghostscript-8.71
 ImageMagick-Convert-6.6.1
 Latin-Modern-Fonts
 TeX-Gyre-Fonts
 
 If you need more information, please contact me.

I've MacTeX with TeXLive-2009 installed here - but it should be similar (I 
hope)...

In Terminal.app I can do:
% which texhash
/usr/texbin/texhash
% texhash
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2009/../texmf-local: directory not writable. 
Skipping...
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2009/texmf: directory not writable. Skipping...
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2009/texmf-config: directory not writable. 
Skipping...
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2009/texmf-dist: directory not writable. Skipping...
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2009/texmf-var: directory not writable. Skipping...
texhash: Done.
% sudo texhash
Password:
texhash: Updating /usr/local/texlive/2009/../texmf-local/ls-R... 
texhash: Updating /usr/local/texlive/2009/texmf/ls-R... 
texhash: Updating /usr/local/texlive/2009/texmf-config/ls-R... 
texhash: Updating /usr/local/texlive/2009/texmf-dist/ls-R... 
texhash: Updating /usr/local/texlive/2009/texmf-var/ls-R... 
texhash: Done.

That's what the hint Cannot run texhash command to updateTeX Installation. 
Please run manually. suggests.

Stephan

Re: An error has occurred when I was installing LyX on Mac OS

[BH]

On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 1:18 PM, Eduardo Ruiz eruiz...@ya.com wrote:
 I've executed which command and not found the file texhash.
 In usr folder only appears this:

From the info you've provided, it looks like you've installed the
MacTeXtras package, and not MacTeX itself. (Otherwise, you'd have a
/usr/texbin folder.) If that's right, install MacTeX, and then rerun
the LyX installer.

BH

An error has ocurred when I was installing LyX on Mac OS

[Eduardo Ruiz]

Good morning,

I was installing Lyx. I have no problem moving LyX application icon to  
Applications. But when I ran LyX-Installer an error ocurred.


The message of error was:

"Cannot run texhash command to updateTeX Installation. Please run  
manually."


I don't know what happens but I don't know what I have to do!

Please, sorry, for my English!

Thanks a lot!

Re: An error has occurred when I was installing LyX on Mac OS

[Stephan Witt]

Am 27.10.2010 um 08:39 schrieb Eduardo Ruiz:

> Good morning,
> 
> I was installing Lyx.

Which version, please?

> I have no problem moving LyX application icon to Applications. But when I ran 
> LyX-Installer an error ocurred.

You're trying to install LyX-1.6.7?

> The message of error was:
> 
> "Cannot run texhash command to updateTeX Installation. Please run manually."
> 
> I don't know what happens but I don't know what I have to do!

I'd guess, you have no LaTeX installation on your system?
Then you have to add it, e.g. MacTeX.
It's mentioned here: http://www.lyx.org/Download.

Hope that helps.

Stephan

Re: An error has ocurred when I was installing LyX on Mac OS

[BH]

On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 2:39 AM, Eduardo Ruiz  wrote:
> Good morning,
>
> I was installing Lyx. I have no problem moving LyX application icon to
> Applications. But when I ran LyX-Installer an error ocurred.
>
> The message of error was:
>
> "Cannot run texhash command to updateTeX Installation. Please run manually."
>
> I don't know what happens but I don't know what I have to do!

Have you installed TeX first? (It's a requirement for LyX to produce
output.) If not, you need to. I'd recommend MacTeX:

http://www.tug.org/mactex/

BH

Re: An error has occurred when I was installing LyX on Mac OS

[Stephan Witt]

Am 27.10.2010 um 10:23 schrieb Eduardo Ruiz:

> 
> El 27/10/2010, a las 8:49, Stephan Witt escribió:
> 
>> Am 27.10.2010 um 08:39 schrieb Eduardo Ruiz:
>> 
>>> The message of error was:
>>> 
>>> "Cannot run texhash command to updateTeX Installation. Please run manually."
>>> 
>>> I don't know what happens but I don't know what I have to do!
>> 
>> I'd guess, you have no LaTeX installation on your system? 
> 
> Yes, I think that I have installed LaTeX.
> 
> and I attach an image of mi TeX Folder:
> 
> 
> In the document What Is Installed, says:
> 
> The MacTEX-2010 install package contains six subpackages:
> TeXLive-2010
> GUI-Applications
> Ghostscript-8.71
> ImageMagick-Convert-6.6.1
> Latin-Modern-Fonts
> TeX-Gyre-Fonts
> 
> If you need more information, please contact me.

I've MacTeX with TeXLive-2009 installed here - but it should be similar (I 
hope)...

In Terminal.app I can do:
% which texhash
/usr/texbin/texhash
% texhash
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2009/../texmf-local: directory not writable. 
Skipping...
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2009/texmf: directory not writable. Skipping...
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2009/texmf-config: directory not writable. 
Skipping...
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2009/texmf-dist: directory not writable. Skipping...
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2009/texmf-var: directory not writable. Skipping...
texhash: Done.
% sudo texhash
Password:
texhash: Updating /usr/local/texlive/2009/../texmf-local/ls-R... 
texhash: Updating /usr/local/texlive/2009/texmf/ls-R... 
texhash: Updating /usr/local/texlive/2009/texmf-config/ls-R... 
texhash: Updating /usr/local/texlive/2009/texmf-dist/ls-R... 
texhash: Updating /usr/local/texlive/2009/texmf-var/ls-R... 
texhash: Done.

That's what the hint "Cannot run texhash command to updateTeX Installation. 
Please run manually." suggests.

Stephan

Re: An error has occurred when I was installing LyX on Mac OS

[BH]

On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 1:18 PM, Eduardo Ruiz  wrote:
> I've executed which command and not found the file texhash.
> In  folder only appears this:

>From the info you've provided, it looks like you've installed the
MacTeXtras package, and not MacTeX itself. (Otherwise, you'd have a
/usr/texbin folder.) If that's right, install MacTeX, and then rerun
the LyX installer.

BH

Re: error while installing lyx on mac

[Bennett Helm]

On Jan 15, 2008, at 9:53 AM, Biao Wu wrote:


Bennett, i followed your instructions. I got no error messages. thanks
for all the help. Biao


That's good. I still don't understand why the installer wasn't  
working for you, but since we haven't had other reports of troubles  
like this I won't worry too much. Thanks for your troubleshooting  
attempts.


Bennett

Re: error while installing lyx on mac

[Biao Wu]

On Jan 15, 2008 8:51 AM, Bennett Helm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 On Jan 14, 2008, at 7:30 PM, Biao Wu wrote:

  Bennett, I created ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex. It did not change
  anything. I got
  the same error message. Biao

 I'm stumped. Try opening Terminal.app, and typing this:

 mkdir -p ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex/lyx

 cp /path/to/LyX.app/Contents/Resources/tex/* ~/Library/texmf/tex/
 latex/lyx/

 (where you should substitute the path to your LyX.app for /path/to.
 In my case, keeping LyX.app in the Applications directory, I would type:

 cp /Applications/LyX.app/Contents/Resources/tex/* ~/Library/texmf/tex/
 latex/lyx/

 Then enter:

 texhash

 That will complete the last step of the installation manually. Let me
 know if you get any error messages when doing this. (You should see
 the same output from texhash as before.)

 Bennett

Bennett, i followed your instructions. I got no error messages. thanks
for all the help. Biao

Re: error while installing lyx on mac

[Bennett Helm]

On Jan 15, 2008, at 9:53 AM, Biao Wu wrote:


Bennett, i followed your instructions. I got no error messages. thanks
for all the help. Biao


That's good. I still don't understand why the installer wasn't  
working for you, but since we haven't had other reports of troubles  
like this I won't worry too much. Thanks for your troubleshooting  
attempts.


Bennett

Re: error while installing lyx on mac

[Biao Wu]

On Jan 15, 2008 8:51 AM, Bennett Helm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 On Jan 14, 2008, at 7:30 PM, Biao Wu wrote:

  Bennett, I created ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex. It did not change
  anything. I got
  the same error message. Biao

 I'm stumped. Try opening Terminal.app, and typing this:

 mkdir -p ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex/lyx

 cp /path/to/LyX.app/Contents/Resources/tex/* ~/Library/texmf/tex/
 latex/lyx/

 (where you should substitute the path to your LyX.app for /path/to.
 In my case, keeping LyX.app in the Applications directory, I would type:

 cp /Applications/LyX.app/Contents/Resources/tex/* ~/Library/texmf/tex/
 latex/lyx/

 Then enter:

 texhash

 That will complete the last step of the installation manually. Let me
 know if you get any error messages when doing this. (You should see
 the same output from texhash as before.)

 Bennett

Bennett, i followed your instructions. I got no error messages. thanks
for all the help. Biao

Re: error while installing lyx on mac

[Bennett Helm]

On Jan 15, 2008, at 9:53 AM, Biao Wu wrote:


Bennett, i followed your instructions. I got no error messages. thanks
for all the help. Biao


That's good. I still don't understand why the installer wasn't  
working for you, but since we haven't had other reports of troubles  
like this I won't worry too much. Thanks for your troubleshooting  
attempts.


Bennett

Re: error while installing lyx on mac

[Biao Wu]

On Jan 15, 2008 8:51 AM, Bennett Helm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Jan 14, 2008, at 7:30 PM, Biao Wu wrote:
>
> > Bennett, I created ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex. It did not change
> > anything. I got
> > the same error message. Biao
>
> I'm stumped. Try opening Terminal.app, and typing this:
>
> mkdir -p ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex/lyx
>
> cp /path/to/LyX.app/Contents/Resources/tex/* ~/Library/texmf/tex/
> latex/lyx/
>
> (where you should substitute the path to your LyX.app for "/path/to".
> In my case, keeping LyX.app in the Applications directory, I would type:
>
> cp /Applications/LyX.app/Contents/Resources/tex/* ~/Library/texmf/tex/
> latex/lyx/
>
> Then enter:
>
> texhash
>
> That will complete the last step of the installation manually. Let me
> know if you get any error messages when doing this. (You should see
> the same output from texhash as before.)
>
> Bennett
>
Bennett, i followed your instructions. I got no error messages. thanks
for all the help. Biao

Re: error while installing lyx on mac

[Anders Ekberg]

Hi, Bennett,

I checked Console.app, and found nothing related to LyX installation.
Here is what I found.


Hi Biao,

Bennett is the expert here, but just some questions from me:
- Does LyX work (i.e. start, function and produce pdf:s)?
- Did you install TeX before installing LyX? (I take it you didn't  
upgrade, but installed LyX for the first time)

Also which MacOSX-version are you using?

Best regards

Anders

Re: error while installing lyx on mac

[Biao Wu]

Hi, Anders,

I can tell Bennett is an expert just by how he asked the question.
The installation failed, so I did not run LyX. Yes, I installed TeX
with MacTeX before LyX.
This is my first time installing LyX. My Mac Version is MacOSX-10.4.11.

On Jan 14, 2008 7:51 PM, Anders Ekberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
  Hi, Bennett,
 
  I checked Console.app, and found nothing related to LyX installation.
  Here is what I found.

 Hi Biao,

 Bennett is the expert here, but just some questions from me:
 - Does LyX work (i.e. start, function and produce pdf:s)?
 - Did you install TeX before installing LyX? (I take it you didn't
 upgrade, but installed LyX for the first time)
 Also which MacOSX-version are you using?

 Best regards

 Anders

Re: error while installing lyx on mac

[Anders Ekberg]

Try to start LyX anyway and see what happens (the installation script  
is normally not needed for LyX to function). If it starts, try to open  
the Tutorial from the help menu and create a pdf ( View - PDF  
(pdflatex) )
If it doesn't work try LyX-Reconfigure and restart LyX. If that  
fails, try to open Terminal.app and write sudo texhash (you need to be  
an administrator), then Reconfigure LyX again (these steps are a  
universal cure and solves many problems that are TeX-related).
Please report back on your progress (Bennett is working on improving/ 
integrating the installer, so I think he appreciates any feedback  
about problems and solutions).


Anders


On 14 jan 2008, at 14.03, Biao Wu wrote:


Hi, Anders,

I can tell Bennett is an expert just by how he asked the question.
The installation failed, so I did not run LyX. Yes, I installed TeX
with MacTeX before LyX.
This is my first time installing LyX. My Mac Version is  
MacOSX-10.4.11.


On Jan 14, 2008 7:51 PM, Anders Ekberg [EMAIL PROTECTED]  
wrote:

Hi, Bennett,

I checked Console.app, and found nothing related to LyX  
installation.

Here is what I found.


Hi Biao,

Bennett is the expert here, but just some questions from me:
- Does LyX work (i.e. start, function and produce pdf:s)?
- Did you install TeX before installing LyX? (I take it you didn't
upgrade, but installed LyX for the first time)
Also which MacOSX-version are you using?

Best regards

Anders

Re: error while installing lyx on mac

[Bennett Helm]

On Jan 14, 2008, at 8:03 AM, Biao Wu wrote:


Hi, Anders,

I can tell Bennett is an expert just by how he asked the question.
The installation failed, so I did not run LyX. Yes, I installed TeX
with MacTeX before LyX.
This is my first time installing LyX. My Mac Version is  
MacOSX-10.4.11.


The installer just attempts to make things a little nicer on Mac, but  
LyX will run just fine without it. Also, it won't hurt to run the  
installer multiple times.


Because AppleScript has some sort of error, I'm not able to get  
access to the installation log; but what that error is isn't showing  
up in the console. That makes it hard to tell what's going on. So try  
it again and let us know what dialogs pop up after it asks about  
LyX's template files. (There may be nothing before the AppleScript  
error, but that's what I want to know.)


Also, check in your ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex/ folder. Is there a lyx  
folder in there? If so, are there any files in it? If there are,  
open /Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app and type:


kpsewhich lyxchess.sty

Does that just give you another prompt, or does it print out the path  
to that file?


If it gives you a path, then your installation is fine, and you can  
just forget about the error. If it doesn't give you anything, then  
type in Terminal.app:


texhash

That will complete the installation.

Otherwise -- if there is no lyx folder or there are no files in it --  
let me know.


Bennett

Re: error while installing lyx on mac

[Biao Wu]

On Jan 14, 2008 10:31 PM, Bennett Helm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 On Jan 14, 2008, at 8:03 AM, Biao Wu wrote:

  Hi, Anders,
 
  I can tell Bennett is an expert just by how he asked the question.
  The installation failed, so I did not run LyX. Yes, I installed TeX
  with MacTeX before LyX.
  This is my first time installing LyX. My Mac Version is
  MacOSX-10.4.11.

 The installer just attempts to make things a little nicer on Mac, but
 LyX will run just fine without it. Also, it won't hurt to run the
 installer multiple times.

 Because AppleScript has some sort of error, I'm not able to get
 access to the installation log; but what that error is isn't showing
 up in the console. That makes it hard to tell what's going on. So try
 it again and let us know what dialogs pop up after it asks about
 LyX's template files. (There may be nothing before the AppleScript
 error, but that's what I want to know.)

 Also, check in your ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex/ folder. Is there a lyx
 folder in there? If so, are there any files in it? If there are,
 open /Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app and type:

 kpsewhich lyxchess.sty

 Does that just give you another prompt, or does it print out the path
 to that file?

 If it gives you a path, then your installation is fine, and you can
 just forget about the error. If it doesn't give you anything, then
 type in Terminal.app:

 texhash

 That will complete the installation.

 Otherwise -- if there is no lyx folder or there are no files in it --
 let me know.

 Bennett


I re-ran the installer. There is no dialog pop up after it asks about
the template
file and before the AppleScript error message. The only change is that
Install default LyX
templates gets checked.

I don't even have this  ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex/ folder. But I tried
kpsewhich lyxchess.sty anyway. I got just prompt. So, I tried texhash,
here is what I got

appledediannao:~ wubiao$ texhash
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2007/../texmf-local: directory not
writable. Skipping...
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf: directory not writable. Skipping...
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf-config: directory not writable.
Skipping...
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf-dist: directory not writable. Skipping...
texhash: Updating /usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf-var/ls-R...
texhash: Done.

Thanks for the help.

best
Biao

Re: error while installing lyx on mac

[Anders Ekberg]

Looks like something has gone wrong with your TeX-installation. I  
think the easiest is to re-install MacTeX then re-run the LyX-installer.


Anders


On 14 jan 2008, at 16.20, Biao Wu wrote:


On Jan 14, 2008 10:31 PM, Bennett Helm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

On Jan 14, 2008, at 8:03 AM, Biao Wu wrote:


Hi, Anders,

I can tell Bennett is an expert just by how he asked the question.
The installation failed, so I did not run LyX. Yes, I installed TeX
with MacTeX before LyX.
This is my first time installing LyX. My Mac Version is
MacOSX-10.4.11.


The installer just attempts to make things a little nicer on Mac, but
LyX will run just fine without it. Also, it won't hurt to run the
installer multiple times.

Because AppleScript has some sort of error, I'm not able to get
access to the installation log; but what that error is isn't showing
up in the console. That makes it hard to tell what's going on. So try
it again and let us know what dialogs pop up after it asks about
LyX's template files. (There may be nothing before the AppleScript
error, but that's what I want to know.)

Also, check in your ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex/ folder. Is there a lyx
folder in there? If so, are there any files in it? If there are,
open /Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app and type:

kpsewhich lyxchess.sty

Does that just give you another prompt, or does it print out the path
to that file?

If it gives you a path, then your installation is fine, and you can
just forget about the error. If it doesn't give you anything, then
type in Terminal.app:

texhash

That will complete the installation.

Otherwise -- if there is no lyx folder or there are no files in it --
let me know.

Bennett



I re-ran the installer. There is no dialog pop up after it asks about
the template
file and before the AppleScript error message. The only change is that
Install default LyX
templates gets checked.

I don't even have this  ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex/ folder. But I tried
kpsewhich lyxchess.sty anyway. I got just prompt. So, I tried texhash,
here is what I got

appledediannao:~ wubiao$ texhash
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2007/../texmf-local: directory not
writable. Skipping...
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf: directory not writable.  
Skipping...

texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf-config: directory not writable.
Skipping...
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf-dist: directory not writable.  
Skipping...

texhash: Updating /usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf-var/ls-R...
texhash: Done.

Thanks for the help.

best
Biao

Re: error while installing lyx on mac

[Bennett Helm]

On Jan 14, 2008, at 11:16 AM, Anders Ekberg wrote:


I re-ran the installer. There is no dialog pop up after it asks about
the template
file and before the AppleScript error message. The only change is  
that

Install default LyX
templates gets checked.

I don't even have this  ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex/ folder. But I  
tried
kpsewhich lyxchess.sty anyway. I got just prompt. So, I tried  
texhash,

here is what I got

appledediannao:~ wubiao$ texhash
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2007/../texmf-local: directory not
writable. Skipping...
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf: directory not writable.  
Skipping...
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf-config: directory not  
writable.

Skipping...
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf-dist: directory not  
writable. Skipping...

texhash: Updating /usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf-var/ls-R...
texhash: Done.


Looks like something has gone wrong with your TeX-installation. I  
think the easiest is to re-install MacTeX then re-run the LyX- 
installer.


I don't think I'd jump to that conclusion: texhash shouldn't be able  
to write to those directories unless run as root. So everything here  
looks normal to me.


Biao - try manually creating ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex and then run  
the installer again. Does that change anything?


Bennett

Re: error while installing lyx on mac

[Anders Ekberg]

On 14 jan 2008, at 17.51, Bennett Helm wrote:


On Jan 14, 2008, at 11:16 AM, Anders Ekberg wrote:

I re-ran the installer. There is no dialog pop up after it asks  
about

the template
file and before the AppleScript error message. The only change is  
that

Install default LyX
templates gets checked.

I don't even have this  ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex/ folder. But I  
tried
kpsewhich lyxchess.sty anyway. I got just prompt. So, I tried  
texhash,

here is what I got

appledediannao:~ wubiao$ texhash
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2007/../texmf-local: directory not
writable. Skipping...
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf: directory not writable.  
Skipping...
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf-config: directory not  
writable.

Skipping...
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf-dist: directory not  
writable. Skipping...

texhash: Updating /usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf-var/ls-R...
texhash: Done.


Looks like something has gone wrong with your TeX-installation. I  
think the easiest is to re-install MacTeX then re-run the LyX- 
installer.


I don't think I'd jump to that conclusion: texhash shouldn't be able  
to write to those directories unless run as root. So everything here  
looks normal to me.


Biao - try manually creating ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex and then run  
the installer again. Does that change anything?


Bennett


Sorry, I missed the missing sudo... I think I better leave it to the  
experts :-)


/Anders

Re: error while installing lyx on mac

[Biao Wu]

On Jan 15, 2008 12:51 AM, Bennett Helm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 On Jan 14, 2008, at 11:16 AM, Anders Ekberg wrote:

  I re-ran the installer. There is no dialog pop up after it asks about
  the template
  file and before the AppleScript error message. The only change is
  that
  Install default LyX
  templates gets checked.
 
  I don't even have this  ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex/ folder. But I
  tried
  kpsewhich lyxchess.sty anyway. I got just prompt. So, I tried
  texhash,
  here is what I got
 
  appledediannao:~ wubiao$ texhash
  texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2007/../texmf-local: directory not
  writable. Skipping...
  texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf: directory not writable.
  Skipping...
  texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf-config: directory not
  writable.
  Skipping...
  texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf-dist: directory not
  writable. Skipping...
  texhash: Updating /usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf-var/ls-R...
  texhash: Done.
 
  Looks like something has gone wrong with your TeX-installation. I
  think the easiest is to re-install MacTeX then re-run the LyX-
  installer.

 I don't think I'd jump to that conclusion: texhash shouldn't be able
 to write to those directories unless run as root. So everything here
 looks normal to me.

 Biao - try manually creating ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex and then run
 the installer again. Does that change anything?

 Bennett


Bennett, I created ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex. It did not change anything. I got
the same error message. Biao

Re: error while installing lyx on mac

[Bennett Helm]

On Jan 14, 2008, at 7:30 PM, Biao Wu wrote:

Bennett, I created ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex. It did not change  
anything. I got

the same error message. Biao


I'm stumped. Try opening Terminal.app, and typing this:

mkdir -p ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex/lyx

cp /path/to/LyX.app/Contents/Resources/tex/* ~/Library/texmf/tex/ 
latex/lyx/


(where you should substitute the path to your LyX.app for /path/to.  
In my case, keeping LyX.app in the Applications directory, I would type:


cp /Applications/LyX.app/Contents/Resources/tex/* ~/Library/texmf/tex/ 
latex/lyx/


Then enter:

texhash

That will complete the last step of the installation manually. Let me  
know if you get any error messages when doing this. (You should see  
the same output from texhash as before.)


Bennett

Re: error while installing lyx on mac

[Anders Ekberg]

Hi, Bennett,

I checked Console.app, and found nothing related to LyX installation.
Here is what I found.


Hi Biao,

Bennett is the expert here, but just some questions from me:
- Does LyX work (i.e. start, function and produce pdf:s)?
- Did you install TeX before installing LyX? (I take it you didn't  
upgrade, but installed LyX for the first time)

Also which MacOSX-version are you using?

Best regards

Anders

Re: error while installing lyx on mac

[Biao Wu]

Hi, Anders,

I can tell Bennett is an expert just by how he asked the question.
The installation failed, so I did not run LyX. Yes, I installed TeX
with MacTeX before LyX.
This is my first time installing LyX. My Mac Version is MacOSX-10.4.11.

On Jan 14, 2008 7:51 PM, Anders Ekberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
  Hi, Bennett,
 
  I checked Console.app, and found nothing related to LyX installation.
  Here is what I found.

 Hi Biao,

 Bennett is the expert here, but just some questions from me:
 - Does LyX work (i.e. start, function and produce pdf:s)?
 - Did you install TeX before installing LyX? (I take it you didn't
 upgrade, but installed LyX for the first time)
 Also which MacOSX-version are you using?

 Best regards

 Anders

Re: error while installing lyx on mac

[Anders Ekberg]

Try to start LyX anyway and see what happens (the installation script  
is normally not needed for LyX to function). If it starts, try to open  
the Tutorial from the help menu and create a pdf ( View - PDF  
(pdflatex) )
If it doesn't work try LyX-Reconfigure and restart LyX. If that  
fails, try to open Terminal.app and write sudo texhash (you need to be  
an administrator), then Reconfigure LyX again (these steps are a  
universal cure and solves many problems that are TeX-related).
Please report back on your progress (Bennett is working on improving/ 
integrating the installer, so I think he appreciates any feedback  
about problems and solutions).


Anders


On 14 jan 2008, at 14.03, Biao Wu wrote:


Hi, Anders,

I can tell Bennett is an expert just by how he asked the question.
The installation failed, so I did not run LyX. Yes, I installed TeX
with MacTeX before LyX.
This is my first time installing LyX. My Mac Version is  
MacOSX-10.4.11.


On Jan 14, 2008 7:51 PM, Anders Ekberg [EMAIL PROTECTED]  
wrote:

Hi, Bennett,

I checked Console.app, and found nothing related to LyX  
installation.

Here is what I found.


Hi Biao,

Bennett is the expert here, but just some questions from me:
- Does LyX work (i.e. start, function and produce pdf:s)?
- Did you install TeX before installing LyX? (I take it you didn't
upgrade, but installed LyX for the first time)
Also which MacOSX-version are you using?

Best regards

Anders

Re: error while installing lyx on mac

[Bennett Helm]

On Jan 14, 2008, at 8:03 AM, Biao Wu wrote:


Hi, Anders,

I can tell Bennett is an expert just by how he asked the question.
The installation failed, so I did not run LyX. Yes, I installed TeX
with MacTeX before LyX.
This is my first time installing LyX. My Mac Version is  
MacOSX-10.4.11.


The installer just attempts to make things a little nicer on Mac, but  
LyX will run just fine without it. Also, it won't hurt to run the  
installer multiple times.


Because AppleScript has some sort of error, I'm not able to get  
access to the installation log; but what that error is isn't showing  
up in the console. That makes it hard to tell what's going on. So try  
it again and let us know what dialogs pop up after it asks about  
LyX's template files. (There may be nothing before the AppleScript  
error, but that's what I want to know.)


Also, check in your ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex/ folder. Is there a lyx  
folder in there? If so, are there any files in it? If there are,  
open /Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app and type:


kpsewhich lyxchess.sty

Does that just give you another prompt, or does it print out the path  
to that file?


If it gives you a path, then your installation is fine, and you can  
just forget about the error. If it doesn't give you anything, then  
type in Terminal.app:


texhash

That will complete the installation.

Otherwise -- if there is no lyx folder or there are no files in it --  
let me know.


Bennett

Re: error while installing lyx on mac

[Biao Wu]

On Jan 14, 2008 10:31 PM, Bennett Helm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 On Jan 14, 2008, at 8:03 AM, Biao Wu wrote:

  Hi, Anders,
 
  I can tell Bennett is an expert just by how he asked the question.
  The installation failed, so I did not run LyX. Yes, I installed TeX
  with MacTeX before LyX.
  This is my first time installing LyX. My Mac Version is
  MacOSX-10.4.11.

 The installer just attempts to make things a little nicer on Mac, but
 LyX will run just fine without it. Also, it won't hurt to run the
 installer multiple times.

 Because AppleScript has some sort of error, I'm not able to get
 access to the installation log; but what that error is isn't showing
 up in the console. That makes it hard to tell what's going on. So try
 it again and let us know what dialogs pop up after it asks about
 LyX's template files. (There may be nothing before the AppleScript
 error, but that's what I want to know.)

 Also, check in your ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex/ folder. Is there a lyx
 folder in there? If so, are there any files in it? If there are,
 open /Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app and type:

 kpsewhich lyxchess.sty

 Does that just give you another prompt, or does it print out the path
 to that file?

 If it gives you a path, then your installation is fine, and you can
 just forget about the error. If it doesn't give you anything, then
 type in Terminal.app:

 texhash

 That will complete the installation.

 Otherwise -- if there is no lyx folder or there are no files in it --
 let me know.

 Bennett


I re-ran the installer. There is no dialog pop up after it asks about
the template
file and before the AppleScript error message. The only change is that
Install default LyX
templates gets checked.

I don't even have this  ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex/ folder. But I tried
kpsewhich lyxchess.sty anyway. I got just prompt. So, I tried texhash,
here is what I got

appledediannao:~ wubiao$ texhash
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2007/../texmf-local: directory not
writable. Skipping...
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf: directory not writable. Skipping...
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf-config: directory not writable.
Skipping...
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf-dist: directory not writable. Skipping...
texhash: Updating /usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf-var/ls-R...
texhash: Done.

Thanks for the help.

best
Biao

Re: error while installing lyx on mac

[Anders Ekberg]

Looks like something has gone wrong with your TeX-installation. I  
think the easiest is to re-install MacTeX then re-run the LyX-installer.


Anders


On 14 jan 2008, at 16.20, Biao Wu wrote:


On Jan 14, 2008 10:31 PM, Bennett Helm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

On Jan 14, 2008, at 8:03 AM, Biao Wu wrote:


Hi, Anders,

I can tell Bennett is an expert just by how he asked the question.
The installation failed, so I did not run LyX. Yes, I installed TeX
with MacTeX before LyX.
This is my first time installing LyX. My Mac Version is
MacOSX-10.4.11.


The installer just attempts to make things a little nicer on Mac, but
LyX will run just fine without it. Also, it won't hurt to run the
installer multiple times.

Because AppleScript has some sort of error, I'm not able to get
access to the installation log; but what that error is isn't showing
up in the console. That makes it hard to tell what's going on. So try
it again and let us know what dialogs pop up after it asks about
LyX's template files. (There may be nothing before the AppleScript
error, but that's what I want to know.)

Also, check in your ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex/ folder. Is there a lyx
folder in there? If so, are there any files in it? If there are,
open /Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app and type:

kpsewhich lyxchess.sty

Does that just give you another prompt, or does it print out the path
to that file?

If it gives you a path, then your installation is fine, and you can
just forget about the error. If it doesn't give you anything, then
type in Terminal.app:

texhash

That will complete the installation.

Otherwise -- if there is no lyx folder or there are no files in it --
let me know.

Bennett



I re-ran the installer. There is no dialog pop up after it asks about
the template
file and before the AppleScript error message. The only change is that
Install default LyX
templates gets checked.

I don't even have this  ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex/ folder. But I tried
kpsewhich lyxchess.sty anyway. I got just prompt. So, I tried texhash,
here is what I got

appledediannao:~ wubiao$ texhash
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2007/../texmf-local: directory not
writable. Skipping...
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf: directory not writable.  
Skipping...

texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf-config: directory not writable.
Skipping...
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf-dist: directory not writable.  
Skipping...

texhash: Updating /usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf-var/ls-R...
texhash: Done.

Thanks for the help.

best
Biao

Re: error while installing lyx on mac

[Bennett Helm]

On Jan 14, 2008, at 11:16 AM, Anders Ekberg wrote:


I re-ran the installer. There is no dialog pop up after it asks about
the template
file and before the AppleScript error message. The only change is  
that

Install default LyX
templates gets checked.

I don't even have this  ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex/ folder. But I  
tried
kpsewhich lyxchess.sty anyway. I got just prompt. So, I tried  
texhash,

here is what I got

appledediannao:~ wubiao$ texhash
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2007/../texmf-local: directory not
writable. Skipping...
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf: directory not writable.  
Skipping...
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf-config: directory not  
writable.

Skipping...
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf-dist: directory not  
writable. Skipping...

texhash: Updating /usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf-var/ls-R...
texhash: Done.


Looks like something has gone wrong with your TeX-installation. I  
think the easiest is to re-install MacTeX then re-run the LyX- 
installer.


I don't think I'd jump to that conclusion: texhash shouldn't be able  
to write to those directories unless run as root. So everything here  
looks normal to me.


Biao - try manually creating ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex and then run  
the installer again. Does that change anything?


Bennett

Re: error while installing lyx on mac

[Anders Ekberg]

On 14 jan 2008, at 17.51, Bennett Helm wrote:


On Jan 14, 2008, at 11:16 AM, Anders Ekberg wrote:

I re-ran the installer. There is no dialog pop up after it asks  
about

the template
file and before the AppleScript error message. The only change is  
that

Install default LyX
templates gets checked.

I don't even have this  ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex/ folder. But I  
tried
kpsewhich lyxchess.sty anyway. I got just prompt. So, I tried  
texhash,

here is what I got

appledediannao:~ wubiao$ texhash
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2007/../texmf-local: directory not
writable. Skipping...
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf: directory not writable.  
Skipping...
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf-config: directory not  
writable.

Skipping...
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf-dist: directory not  
writable. Skipping...

texhash: Updating /usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf-var/ls-R...
texhash: Done.


Looks like something has gone wrong with your TeX-installation. I  
think the easiest is to re-install MacTeX then re-run the LyX- 
installer.


I don't think I'd jump to that conclusion: texhash shouldn't be able  
to write to those directories unless run as root. So everything here  
looks normal to me.


Biao - try manually creating ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex and then run  
the installer again. Does that change anything?


Bennett


Sorry, I missed the missing sudo... I think I better leave it to the  
experts :-)


/Anders

Re: error while installing lyx on mac

[Biao Wu]

On Jan 15, 2008 12:51 AM, Bennett Helm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 On Jan 14, 2008, at 11:16 AM, Anders Ekberg wrote:

  I re-ran the installer. There is no dialog pop up after it asks about
  the template
  file and before the AppleScript error message. The only change is
  that
  Install default LyX
  templates gets checked.
 
  I don't even have this  ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex/ folder. But I
  tried
  kpsewhich lyxchess.sty anyway. I got just prompt. So, I tried
  texhash,
  here is what I got
 
  appledediannao:~ wubiao$ texhash
  texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2007/../texmf-local: directory not
  writable. Skipping...
  texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf: directory not writable.
  Skipping...
  texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf-config: directory not
  writable.
  Skipping...
  texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf-dist: directory not
  writable. Skipping...
  texhash: Updating /usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf-var/ls-R...
  texhash: Done.
 
  Looks like something has gone wrong with your TeX-installation. I
  think the easiest is to re-install MacTeX then re-run the LyX-
  installer.

 I don't think I'd jump to that conclusion: texhash shouldn't be able
 to write to those directories unless run as root. So everything here
 looks normal to me.

 Biao - try manually creating ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex and then run
 the installer again. Does that change anything?

 Bennett


Bennett, I created ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex. It did not change anything. I got
the same error message. Biao

Re: error while installing lyx on mac

[Bennett Helm]

On Jan 14, 2008, at 7:30 PM, Biao Wu wrote:

Bennett, I created ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex. It did not change  
anything. I got

the same error message. Biao


I'm stumped. Try opening Terminal.app, and typing this:

mkdir -p ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex/lyx

cp /path/to/LyX.app/Contents/Resources/tex/* ~/Library/texmf/tex/ 
latex/lyx/


(where you should substitute the path to your LyX.app for /path/to.  
In my case, keeping LyX.app in the Applications directory, I would type:


cp /Applications/LyX.app/Contents/Resources/tex/* ~/Library/texmf/tex/ 
latex/lyx/


Then enter:

texhash

That will complete the last step of the installation manually. Let me  
know if you get any error messages when doing this. (You should see  
the same output from texhash as before.)


Bennett

Re: error while installing lyx on mac

[Anders Ekberg]

Hi, Bennett,

I checked Console.app, and found nothing related to LyX installation.
Here is what I found.


Hi Biao,

Bennett is the expert here, but just some questions from me:
- Does LyX work (i.e. start, function and produce pdf:s)?
- Did you install TeX before installing LyX? (I take it you didn't  
upgrade, but installed LyX for the first time)

Also which MacOSX-version are you using?

Best regards

Anders

Re: error while installing lyx on mac

[Biao Wu]

Hi, Anders,

I can tell Bennett is an expert just by how he asked the question.
The installation failed, so I did not run LyX. Yes, I installed TeX
with MacTeX before LyX.
This is my first time installing LyX. My Mac Version is MacOSX-10.4.11.

On Jan 14, 2008 7:51 PM, Anders Ekberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Hi, Bennett,
> >
> > I checked Console.app, and found nothing related to LyX installation.
> > Here is what I found.
>
> Hi Biao,
>
> Bennett is the expert here, but just some questions from me:
> - Does LyX work (i.e. start, function and produce pdf:s)?
> - Did you install TeX before installing LyX? (I take it you didn't
> upgrade, but installed LyX for the first time)
> Also which MacOSX-version are you using?
>
> Best regards
>
> Anders
>
>

Re: error while installing lyx on mac

[Anders Ekberg]

Try to start LyX anyway and see what happens (the installation script  
is normally not needed for LyX to function). If it starts, try to open  
the Tutorial from the help menu and create a pdf ( View -> PDF  
(pdflatex) )
If it doesn't work try LyX->Reconfigure and restart LyX. If that  
fails, try to open Terminal.app and write sudo texhash (you need to be  
an administrator), then Reconfigure LyX again (these steps are a  
"universal cure" and solves many problems that are TeX-related).
Please report back on your progress (Bennett is working on improving/ 
integrating the installer, so I think he appreciates any feedback  
about problems and solutions).


Anders


On 14 jan 2008, at 14.03, Biao Wu wrote:


Hi, Anders,

I can tell Bennett is an expert just by how he asked the question.
The installation failed, so I did not run LyX. Yes, I installed TeX
with MacTeX before LyX.
This is my first time installing LyX. My Mac Version is  
MacOSX-10.4.11.


On Jan 14, 2008 7:51 PM, Anders Ekberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  
wrote:

Hi, Bennett,

I checked Console.app, and found nothing related to LyX  
installation.

Here is what I found.


Hi Biao,

Bennett is the expert here, but just some questions from me:
- Does LyX work (i.e. start, function and produce pdf:s)?
- Did you install TeX before installing LyX? (I take it you didn't
upgrade, but installed LyX for the first time)
Also which MacOSX-version are you using?

Best regards

Anders

Re: error while installing lyx on mac

[Bennett Helm]

On Jan 14, 2008, at 8:03 AM, Biao Wu wrote:


Hi, Anders,

I can tell Bennett is an expert just by how he asked the question.
The installation failed, so I did not run LyX. Yes, I installed TeX
with MacTeX before LyX.
This is my first time installing LyX. My Mac Version is  
MacOSX-10.4.11.


The installer just attempts to make things a little nicer on Mac, but  
LyX will run just fine without it. Also, it won't hurt to run the  
installer multiple times.


Because AppleScript has some sort of error, I'm not able to get  
access to the installation log; but what that error is isn't showing  
up in the console. That makes it hard to tell what's going on. So try  
it again and let us know what dialogs pop up after it asks about  
LyX's template files. (There may be nothing before the AppleScript  
error, but that's what I want to know.)


Also, check in your ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex/ folder. Is there a lyx  
folder in there? If so, are there any files in it? If there are,  
open /Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app and type:


kpsewhich lyxchess.sty

Does that just give you another prompt, or does it print out the path  
to that file?


If it gives you a path, then your installation is fine, and you can  
just forget about the error. If it doesn't give you anything, then  
type in Terminal.app:


texhash

That will complete the installation.

Otherwise -- if there is no lyx folder or there are no files in it --  
let me know.


Bennett

Re: error while installing lyx on mac

[Biao Wu]

On Jan 14, 2008 10:31 PM, Bennett Helm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Jan 14, 2008, at 8:03 AM, Biao Wu wrote:
>
> > Hi, Anders,
> >
> > I can tell Bennett is an expert just by how he asked the question.
> > The installation failed, so I did not run LyX. Yes, I installed TeX
> > with MacTeX before LyX.
> > This is my first time installing LyX. My Mac Version is
> > MacOSX-10.4.11.
>
> The installer just attempts to make things a little nicer on Mac, but
> LyX will run just fine without it. Also, it won't hurt to run the
> installer multiple times.
>
> Because AppleScript has some sort of error, I'm not able to get
> access to the installation log; but what that error is isn't showing
> up in the console. That makes it hard to tell what's going on. So try
> it again and let us know what dialogs pop up after it asks about
> LyX's template files. (There may be nothing before the AppleScript
> error, but that's what I want to know.)
>
> Also, check in your ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex/ folder. Is there a lyx
> folder in there? If so, are there any files in it? If there are,
> open /Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app and type:
>
> kpsewhich lyxchess.sty
>
> Does that just give you another prompt, or does it print out the path
> to that file?
>
> If it gives you a path, then your installation is fine, and you can
> just forget about the error. If it doesn't give you anything, then
> type in Terminal.app:
>
> texhash
>
> That will complete the installation.
>
> Otherwise -- if there is no lyx folder or there are no files in it --
> let me know.
>
> Bennett
>

I re-ran the installer. There is no dialog pop up after it asks about
the template
file and before the AppleScript error message. The only change is that
"Install default LyX
templates" gets checked.

I don't even have this  ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex/ folder. But I tried
kpsewhich lyxchess.sty anyway. I got just prompt. So, I tried texhash,
here is what I got

appledediannao:~ wubiao$ texhash
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2007/../texmf-local: directory not
writable. Skipping...
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf: directory not writable. Skipping...
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf-config: directory not writable.
Skipping...
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf-dist: directory not writable. Skipping...
texhash: Updating /usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf-var/ls-R...
texhash: Done.

Thanks for the help.

best
Biao

Re: error while installing lyx on mac

[Anders Ekberg]

Looks like something has gone wrong with your TeX-installation. I  
think the easiest is to re-install MacTeX then re-run the LyX-installer.


Anders


On 14 jan 2008, at 16.20, Biao Wu wrote:


On Jan 14, 2008 10:31 PM, Bennett Helm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

On Jan 14, 2008, at 8:03 AM, Biao Wu wrote:


Hi, Anders,

I can tell Bennett is an expert just by how he asked the question.
The installation failed, so I did not run LyX. Yes, I installed TeX
with MacTeX before LyX.
This is my first time installing LyX. My Mac Version is
MacOSX-10.4.11.


The installer just attempts to make things a little nicer on Mac, but
LyX will run just fine without it. Also, it won't hurt to run the
installer multiple times.

Because AppleScript has some sort of error, I'm not able to get
access to the installation log; but what that error is isn't showing
up in the console. That makes it hard to tell what's going on. So try
it again and let us know what dialogs pop up after it asks about
LyX's template files. (There may be nothing before the AppleScript
error, but that's what I want to know.)

Also, check in your ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex/ folder. Is there a lyx
folder in there? If so, are there any files in it? If there are,
open /Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app and type:

kpsewhich lyxchess.sty

Does that just give you another prompt, or does it print out the path
to that file?

If it gives you a path, then your installation is fine, and you can
just forget about the error. If it doesn't give you anything, then
type in Terminal.app:

texhash

That will complete the installation.

Otherwise -- if there is no lyx folder or there are no files in it --
let me know.

Bennett



I re-ran the installer. There is no dialog pop up after it asks about
the template
file and before the AppleScript error message. The only change is that
"Install default LyX
templates" gets checked.

I don't even have this  ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex/ folder. But I tried
kpsewhich lyxchess.sty anyway. I got just prompt. So, I tried texhash,
here is what I got

appledediannao:~ wubiao$ texhash
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2007/../texmf-local: directory not
writable. Skipping...
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf: directory not writable.  
Skipping...

texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf-config: directory not writable.
Skipping...
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf-dist: directory not writable.  
Skipping...

texhash: Updating /usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf-var/ls-R...
texhash: Done.

Thanks for the help.

best
Biao

Re: error while installing lyx on mac

[Bennett Helm]

On Jan 14, 2008, at 11:16 AM, Anders Ekberg wrote:


I re-ran the installer. There is no dialog pop up after it asks about
the template
file and before the AppleScript error message. The only change is  
that

"Install default LyX
templates" gets checked.

I don't even have this  ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex/ folder. But I  
tried
kpsewhich lyxchess.sty anyway. I got just prompt. So, I tried  
texhash,

here is what I got

appledediannao:~ wubiao$ texhash
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2007/../texmf-local: directory not
writable. Skipping...
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf: directory not writable.  
Skipping...
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf-config: directory not  
writable.

Skipping...
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf-dist: directory not  
writable. Skipping...

texhash: Updating /usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf-var/ls-R...
texhash: Done.


Looks like something has gone wrong with your TeX-installation. I  
think the easiest is to re-install MacTeX then re-run the LyX- 
installer.


I don't think I'd jump to that conclusion: texhash shouldn't be able  
to write to those directories unless run as root. So everything here  
looks normal to me.


Biao - try manually creating ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex and then run  
the installer again. Does that change anything?


Bennett

Re: error while installing lyx on mac

[Anders Ekberg]

On 14 jan 2008, at 17.51, Bennett Helm wrote:


On Jan 14, 2008, at 11:16 AM, Anders Ekberg wrote:

I re-ran the installer. There is no dialog pop up after it asks  
about

the template
file and before the AppleScript error message. The only change is  
that

"Install default LyX
templates" gets checked.

I don't even have this  ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex/ folder. But I  
tried
kpsewhich lyxchess.sty anyway. I got just prompt. So, I tried  
texhash,

here is what I got

appledediannao:~ wubiao$ texhash
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2007/../texmf-local: directory not
writable. Skipping...
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf: directory not writable.  
Skipping...
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf-config: directory not  
writable.

Skipping...
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf-dist: directory not  
writable. Skipping...

texhash: Updating /usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf-var/ls-R...
texhash: Done.


Looks like something has gone wrong with your TeX-installation. I  
think the easiest is to re-install MacTeX then re-run the LyX- 
installer.


I don't think I'd jump to that conclusion: texhash shouldn't be able  
to write to those directories unless run as root. So everything here  
looks normal to me.


Biao - try manually creating ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex and then run  
the installer again. Does that change anything?


Bennett


Sorry, I missed the missing sudo... I think I better leave it to the  
experts :-)


/Anders

Re: error while installing lyx on mac

[Biao Wu]

On Jan 15, 2008 12:51 AM, Bennett Helm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Jan 14, 2008, at 11:16 AM, Anders Ekberg wrote:
>
> >> I re-ran the installer. There is no dialog pop up after it asks about
> >> the template
> >> file and before the AppleScript error message. The only change is
> >> that
> >> "Install default LyX
> >> templates" gets checked.
> >>
> >> I don't even have this  ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex/ folder. But I
> >> tried
> >> kpsewhich lyxchess.sty anyway. I got just prompt. So, I tried
> >> texhash,
> >> here is what I got
> >>
> >> appledediannao:~ wubiao$ texhash
> >> texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2007/../texmf-local: directory not
> >> writable. Skipping...
> >> texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf: directory not writable.
> >> Skipping...
> >> texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf-config: directory not
> >> writable.
> >> Skipping...
> >> texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf-dist: directory not
> >> writable. Skipping...
> >> texhash: Updating /usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf-var/ls-R...
> >> texhash: Done.
> >
> > Looks like something has gone wrong with your TeX-installation. I
> > think the easiest is to re-install MacTeX then re-run the LyX-
> > installer.
>
> I don't think I'd jump to that conclusion: texhash shouldn't be able
> to write to those directories unless run as root. So everything here
> looks normal to me.
>
> Biao - try manually creating ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex and then run
> the installer again. Does that change anything?
>
> Bennett
>

Bennett, I created ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex. It did not change anything. I got
the same error message. Biao

Re: error while installing lyx on mac

[Bennett Helm]

On Jan 14, 2008, at 7:30 PM, Biao Wu wrote:

Bennett, I created ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex. It did not change  
anything. I got

the same error message. Biao


I'm stumped. Try opening Terminal.app, and typing this:

mkdir -p ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex/lyx

cp /path/to/LyX.app/Contents/Resources/tex/* ~/Library/texmf/tex/ 
latex/lyx/


(where you should substitute the path to your LyX.app for "/path/to".  
In my case, keeping LyX.app in the Applications directory, I would type:


cp /Applications/LyX.app/Contents/Resources/tex/* ~/Library/texmf/tex/ 
latex/lyx/


Then enter:

texhash

That will complete the last step of the installation manually. Let me  
know if you get any error messages when doing this. (You should see  
the same output from texhash as before.)


Bennett

error while installing lyx on mac

[Biao Wu]

Hi, guys,

I was installing LyX on mac and failed. I encountered the following
error message.

AppleScript Error
The command exited with a non-zero status, (-1700)

This occured in the final stage of installing LaTeX files.

My mac is Mac OS X 10.4.11 and the LyX is the newest LyX1.5.3.

Any suggestion? Thanks.
Biao

Re: error while installing lyx on mac

[Bennett Helm]

On Jan 13, 2008, at 8:03 PM, Biao Wu wrote:


Hi, guys,

I was installing LyX on mac and failed. I encountered the following
error message.

AppleScript Error
The command exited with a non-zero status, (-1700)

This occured in the final stage of installing LaTeX files.

My mac is Mac OS X 10.4.11 and the LyX is the newest LyX1.5.3.


When you run the installer, what shows up in Console.app?

Bennett

Re: error while installing lyx on mac

[Biao Wu]

Hi, Bennett

After double-clicking on Installer, I was asked Ready to begin?.
After clicking on install,
I was asked whether I want to overwrite default templates in my LyX
user's folder. I chose yes.
Then a small window pops up with the following message:

Remove obsolete files (checked)
Move LyX user's directory to new location (checked)
Clean up preferences file (checked)
Install default LyX templates (checked)
Install LaTex files: (not checked)

followed by the error message AppleScript Error.


This is all i got. Thanks.

Biao



On Jan 14, 2008 9:13 AM, Bennett Helm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 On Jan 13, 2008, at 8:03 PM, Biao Wu wrote:

  Hi, guys,
 
  I was installing LyX on mac and failed. I encountered the following
  error message.
 
  AppleScript Error
  The command exited with a non-zero status, (-1700)
 
  This occured in the final stage of installing LaTeX files.
 
  My mac is Mac OS X 10.4.11 and the LyX is the newest LyX1.5.3.

 When you run the installer, what shows up in Console.app?

 Bennett

Re: error while installing lyx on mac

[Bennett Helm]

On Jan 13, 2008, at 9:26 PM, Biao Wu wrote:


Hi, Bennett

After double-clicking on Installer, I was asked Ready to begin?.
After clicking on install,
I was asked whether I want to overwrite default templates in my LyX
user's folder. I chose yes.
Then a small window pops up with the following message:

Remove obsolete files (checked)
Move LyX user's directory to new location (checked)
Clean up preferences file (checked)
Install default LyX templates (checked)
Install LaTex files: (not checked)

followed by the error message AppleScript Error.


This is all i got. Thanks.


As I suggested, please check Console.app (in /Applications/ 
Utilities/). Copy whatever is written there (starting from when you  
launch the installer until it gives the error) into an e-mail, and  
send it to the list.


Bennett

Re: error while installing lyx on mac

[Biao Wu]

Hi, Bennett,

I checked Console.app, and found nothing related to LyX installation.
Here is what I found.

Jan 14 11:11:06 appledediannao mDNSResponder: Repeated transitions for
interface en0 (192.168.1.5); delaying packets by 5 seconds
Jan 14 11:23:24 appledediannao mDNSResponder: Repeated transitions for
interface en0 (192.168.1.5); delaying packets by 5 seconds
Jan 14 13:09:08 appledediannao mDNSResponder: Repeated transitions for
interface en0 (192.168.1.5); delaying packets by 5 seconds
Jan 14 13:28:26 appledediannao mDNSResponder: Repeated transitions for
interface en0 (192.168.1.5); delaying packets by 5 seconds
Jan 14 13:29:07 appledediannao mDNSResponder: Repeated transitions for
interface en1 (192.168.1.102); delaying packets by 5 seconds

I did the installation around 11:30
I doubt that this is helpful. Am I doing anything wrong?

Biao

On Jan 14, 2008 11:14 AM, Bennett Helm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 On Jan 13, 2008, at 9:26 PM, Biao Wu wrote:

  Hi, Bennett
 
  After double-clicking on Installer, I was asked Ready to begin?.
  After clicking on install,
  I was asked whether I want to overwrite default templates in my LyX
  user's folder. I chose yes.
  Then a small window pops up with the following message:
 
  Remove obsolete files (checked)
  Move LyX user's directory to new location (checked)
  Clean up preferences file (checked)
  Install default LyX templates (checked)
  Install LaTex files: (not checked)
 
  followed by the error message AppleScript Error.
 
 
  This is all i got. Thanks.

 As I suggested, please check Console.app (in /Applications/
 Utilities/). Copy whatever is written there (starting from when you
 launch the installer until it gives the error) into an e-mail, and
 send it to the list.

 Bennett

error while installing lyx on mac

[Biao Wu]

Hi, guys,

I was installing LyX on mac and failed. I encountered the following
error message.

AppleScript Error
The command exited with a non-zero status, (-1700)

This occured in the final stage of installing LaTeX files.

My mac is Mac OS X 10.4.11 and the LyX is the newest LyX1.5.3.

Any suggestion? Thanks.
Biao

Re: error while installing lyx on mac

[Bennett Helm]

On Jan 13, 2008, at 8:03 PM, Biao Wu wrote:


Hi, guys,

I was installing LyX on mac and failed. I encountered the following
error message.

AppleScript Error
The command exited with a non-zero status, (-1700)

This occured in the final stage of installing LaTeX files.

My mac is Mac OS X 10.4.11 and the LyX is the newest LyX1.5.3.


When you run the installer, what shows up in Console.app?

Bennett

Re: error while installing lyx on mac

[Biao Wu]

Hi, Bennett

After double-clicking on Installer, I was asked Ready to begin?.
After clicking on install,
I was asked whether I want to overwrite default templates in my LyX
user's folder. I chose yes.
Then a small window pops up with the following message:

Remove obsolete files (checked)
Move LyX user's directory to new location (checked)
Clean up preferences file (checked)
Install default LyX templates (checked)
Install LaTex files: (not checked)

followed by the error message AppleScript Error.


This is all i got. Thanks.

Biao



On Jan 14, 2008 9:13 AM, Bennett Helm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 On Jan 13, 2008, at 8:03 PM, Biao Wu wrote:

  Hi, guys,
 
  I was installing LyX on mac and failed. I encountered the following
  error message.
 
  AppleScript Error
  The command exited with a non-zero status, (-1700)
 
  This occured in the final stage of installing LaTeX files.
 
  My mac is Mac OS X 10.4.11 and the LyX is the newest LyX1.5.3.

 When you run the installer, what shows up in Console.app?

 Bennett

Re: error while installing lyx on mac

[Bennett Helm]

On Jan 13, 2008, at 9:26 PM, Biao Wu wrote:


Hi, Bennett

After double-clicking on Installer, I was asked Ready to begin?.
After clicking on install,
I was asked whether I want to overwrite default templates in my LyX
user's folder. I chose yes.
Then a small window pops up with the following message:

Remove obsolete files (checked)
Move LyX user's directory to new location (checked)
Clean up preferences file (checked)
Install default LyX templates (checked)
Install LaTex files: (not checked)

followed by the error message AppleScript Error.


This is all i got. Thanks.


As I suggested, please check Console.app (in /Applications/ 
Utilities/). Copy whatever is written there (starting from when you  
launch the installer until it gives the error) into an e-mail, and  
send it to the list.


Bennett

Re: error while installing lyx on mac

[Biao Wu]

Hi, Bennett,

I checked Console.app, and found nothing related to LyX installation.
Here is what I found.

Jan 14 11:11:06 appledediannao mDNSResponder: Repeated transitions for
interface en0 (192.168.1.5); delaying packets by 5 seconds
Jan 14 11:23:24 appledediannao mDNSResponder: Repeated transitions for
interface en0 (192.168.1.5); delaying packets by 5 seconds
Jan 14 13:09:08 appledediannao mDNSResponder: Repeated transitions for
interface en0 (192.168.1.5); delaying packets by 5 seconds
Jan 14 13:28:26 appledediannao mDNSResponder: Repeated transitions for
interface en0 (192.168.1.5); delaying packets by 5 seconds
Jan 14 13:29:07 appledediannao mDNSResponder: Repeated transitions for
interface en1 (192.168.1.102); delaying packets by 5 seconds

I did the installation around 11:30
I doubt that this is helpful. Am I doing anything wrong?

Biao

On Jan 14, 2008 11:14 AM, Bennett Helm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 On Jan 13, 2008, at 9:26 PM, Biao Wu wrote:

  Hi, Bennett
 
  After double-clicking on Installer, I was asked Ready to begin?.
  After clicking on install,
  I was asked whether I want to overwrite default templates in my LyX
  user's folder. I chose yes.
  Then a small window pops up with the following message:
 
  Remove obsolete files (checked)
  Move LyX user's directory to new location (checked)
  Clean up preferences file (checked)
  Install default LyX templates (checked)
  Install LaTex files: (not checked)
 
  followed by the error message AppleScript Error.
 
 
  This is all i got. Thanks.

 As I suggested, please check Console.app (in /Applications/
 Utilities/). Copy whatever is written there (starting from when you
 launch the installer until it gives the error) into an e-mail, and
 send it to the list.

 Bennett

error while installing lyx on mac

[Biao Wu]

Hi, guys,

I was installing LyX on mac and failed. I encountered the following
error message.

AppleScript Error
The command exited with a non-zero status, (-1700)

This occured in the final stage of installing LaTeX files.

My mac is Mac OS X 10.4.11 and the LyX is the newest LyX1.5.3.

Any suggestion? Thanks.
Biao

Re: error while installing lyx on mac

[Bennett Helm]

On Jan 13, 2008, at 8:03 PM, Biao Wu wrote:


Hi, guys,

I was installing LyX on mac and failed. I encountered the following
error message.

AppleScript Error
The command exited with a non-zero status, (-1700)

This occured in the final stage of installing LaTeX files.

My mac is Mac OS X 10.4.11 and the LyX is the newest LyX1.5.3.


When you run the installer, what shows up in Console.app?

Bennett

Re: error while installing lyx on mac

[Biao Wu]

Hi, Bennett

After double-clicking on Installer, I was asked "Ready to begin?".
After clicking on "install",
I was asked whether I want to overwrite default templates in my LyX
user's folder. I chose "yes".
Then a small window pops up with the following message:

Remove obsolete files (checked)
Move LyX user's directory to new location (checked)
Clean up preferences file (checked)
Install default LyX templates (checked)
Install LaTex files: (not checked)

followed by the error message "AppleScript Error".


This is all i got. Thanks.

Biao



On Jan 14, 2008 9:13 AM, Bennett Helm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> On Jan 13, 2008, at 8:03 PM, Biao Wu wrote:
>
> > Hi, guys,
> >
> > I was installing LyX on mac and failed. I encountered the following
> > error message.
> >
> > AppleScript Error
> > The command exited with a non-zero status, (-1700)
> >
> > This occured in the final stage of installing LaTeX files.
> >
> > My mac is Mac OS X 10.4.11 and the LyX is the newest LyX1.5.3.
>
> When you run the installer, what shows up in Console.app?
>
> Bennett
>
>

Re: error while installing lyx on mac

[Bennett Helm]

On Jan 13, 2008, at 9:26 PM, Biao Wu wrote:


Hi, Bennett

After double-clicking on Installer, I was asked "Ready to begin?".
After clicking on "install",
I was asked whether I want to overwrite default templates in my LyX
user's folder. I chose "yes".
Then a small window pops up with the following message:

Remove obsolete files (checked)
Move LyX user's directory to new location (checked)
Clean up preferences file (checked)
Install default LyX templates (checked)
Install LaTex files: (not checked)

followed by the error message "AppleScript Error".


This is all i got. Thanks.


As I suggested, please check Console.app (in /Applications/ 
Utilities/). Copy whatever is written there (starting from when you  
launch the installer until it gives the error) into an e-mail, and  
send it to the list.


Bennett

Re: error while installing lyx on mac

[Biao Wu]

Hi, Bennett,

I checked Console.app, and found nothing related to LyX installation.
Here is what I found.

Jan 14 11:11:06 appledediannao mDNSResponder: Repeated transitions for
interface en0 (192.168.1.5); delaying packets by 5 seconds
Jan 14 11:23:24 appledediannao mDNSResponder: Repeated transitions for
interface en0 (192.168.1.5); delaying packets by 5 seconds
Jan 14 13:09:08 appledediannao mDNSResponder: Repeated transitions for
interface en0 (192.168.1.5); delaying packets by 5 seconds
Jan 14 13:28:26 appledediannao mDNSResponder: Repeated transitions for
interface en0 (192.168.1.5); delaying packets by 5 seconds
Jan 14 13:29:07 appledediannao mDNSResponder: Repeated transitions for
interface en1 (192.168.1.102); delaying packets by 5 seconds

I did the installation around 11:30
I doubt that this is helpful. Am I doing anything wrong?

Biao

On Jan 14, 2008 11:14 AM, Bennett Helm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Jan 13, 2008, at 9:26 PM, Biao Wu wrote:
>
> > Hi, Bennett
> >
> > After double-clicking on Installer, I was asked "Ready to begin?".
> > After clicking on "install",
> > I was asked whether I want to overwrite default templates in my LyX
> > user's folder. I chose "yes".
> > Then a small window pops up with the following message:
> >
> > Remove obsolete files (checked)
> > Move LyX user's directory to new location (checked)
> > Clean up preferences file (checked)
> > Install default LyX templates (checked)
> > Install LaTex files: (not checked)
> >
> > followed by the error message "AppleScript Error".
> >
> >
> > This is all i got. Thanks.
>
> As I suggested, please check Console.app (in /Applications/
> Utilities/). Copy whatever is written there (starting from when you
> launch the installer until it gives the error) into an e-mail, and
> send it to the list.
>
> Bennett
>

Re: Installing Lyx for Mac

[Ronald Florence]

Eric Durbrow wrote:

Downloaded the LyX program, ran the AppleScript setup, and can open it. 
Ran reconfigure.
Downloaded the gimp-print program and installed it.
Downloaded tetex etc using i-installer and fink (I tried both)

Result: the icon representing the printer and tex are still grayed out 
(non-functional).
You don't need two versions of teTeX and for MacOS-10.3 you don't need 
to install gimp-print.  The installation of Lyx/Mac is simple (the 
directions on both the background of the download image and in the 
accompanying ReadMe):

- install teTeX;
- drag the LyX icon to your preferred location;
- run the LyX-Setup script;
- do Edit - Reconfigure when you first start LyX.
The order of items is significant.
--
Ronald Florencewww.18james.com

Re: Installing Lyx for Mac

[Andre Poenitz]

On Sun, Mar 14, 2004 at 04:41:38PM -0800, Eric Durbrow wrote:
 I am just about to give up on the Mac version of Lyx but I thought I 
 would make one more try. I have followed the instructions for both 
 i-installer and fink. So far I have:
 
 Downloaded the LyX program, ran the AppleScript setup, and can open it. 
 Ran reconfigure.
 Downloaded the gimp-print program and installed it.
 Downloaded tetex etc using i-installer and fink (I tried both)

I'd swap the steps 'installing TeX' and 'running reconfigure'.

Andre'

Re: Installing Lyx for Mac

[Ronald Florence]

Eric Durbrow wrote:

Downloaded the LyX program, ran the AppleScript setup, and can open it. 
Ran reconfigure.
Downloaded the gimp-print program and installed it.
Downloaded tetex etc using i-installer and fink (I tried both)

Result: the icon representing the printer and tex are still grayed out 
(non-functional).
You don't need two versions of teTeX and for MacOS-10.3 you don't need 
to install gimp-print.  The installation of Lyx/Mac is simple (the 
directions on both the background of the download image and in the 
accompanying ReadMe):

- install teTeX;
- drag the LyX icon to your preferred location;
- run the LyX-Setup script;
- do Edit - Reconfigure when you first start LyX.
The order of items is significant.
--
Ronald Florencewww.18james.com

Re: Installing Lyx for Mac

[Andre Poenitz]

On Sun, Mar 14, 2004 at 04:41:38PM -0800, Eric Durbrow wrote:
 I am just about to give up on the Mac version of Lyx but I thought I 
 would make one more try. I have followed the instructions for both 
 i-installer and fink. So far I have:
 
 Downloaded the LyX program, ran the AppleScript setup, and can open it. 
 Ran reconfigure.
 Downloaded the gimp-print program and installed it.
 Downloaded tetex etc using i-installer and fink (I tried both)

I'd swap the steps 'installing TeX' and 'running reconfigure'.

Andre'

Re: Installing Lyx for Mac

[Ronald Florence]

Eric Durbrow wrote:

Downloaded the LyX program, ran the AppleScript setup, and can open it. 
Ran reconfigure.
Downloaded the gimp-print program and installed it.
Downloaded tetex etc using i-installer and fink (I tried both)

Result: the icon representing the printer and tex are still grayed out 
(non-functional).
You don't need two versions of teTeX and for MacOS-10.3 you don't need 
to install gimp-print.  The installation of Lyx/Mac is simple (the 
directions on both the background of the download image and in the 
accompanying ReadMe):

- install teTeX;
- drag the LyX icon to your preferred location;
- run the LyX-Setup script;
- do Edit -> Reconfigure when you first start LyX.
The order of items is significant.
--
Ronald Florencewww.18james.com

Re: Installing Lyx for Mac

[Andre Poenitz]

On Sun, Mar 14, 2004 at 04:41:38PM -0800, Eric Durbrow wrote:
> I am just about to give up on the Mac version of Lyx but I thought I 
> would make one more try. I have followed the instructions for both 
> i-installer and fink. So far I have:
> 
> Downloaded the LyX program, ran the AppleScript setup, and can open it. 
> Ran reconfigure.
> Downloaded the gimp-print program and installed it.
> Downloaded tetex etc using i-installer and fink (I tried both)

I'd swap the steps 'installing TeX' and 'running reconfigure'.

Andre'

Installing Lyx for Mac

[Eric Durbrow]

I am just about to give up on the Mac version of Lyx but I thought I 
would make one more try. I have followed the instructions for both 
i-installer and fink. So far I have:

Downloaded the LyX program, ran the AppleScript setup, and can open it. 
Ran reconfigure.
Downloaded the gimp-print program and installed it.
Downloaded tetex etc using i-installer and fink (I tried both)

Result: the icon representing the printer and tex are still grayed out 
(non-functional).

Specs: I am using Mac OS X 10.3 latest update on a PowerBook G4.

Apologies for this rehashed newbie question.

Cooperatively,

Eric H. Durbrow, Ph.D.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Please visit www.clearlandmines.com

Installing Lyx for Mac

[Eric Durbrow]

I am just about to give up on the Mac version of Lyx but I thought I 
would make one more try. I have followed the instructions for both 
i-installer and fink. So far I have:

Downloaded the LyX program, ran the AppleScript setup, and can open it. 
Ran reconfigure.
Downloaded the gimp-print program and installed it.
Downloaded tetex etc using i-installer and fink (I tried both)

Result: the icon representing the printer and tex are still grayed out 
(non-functional).

Specs: I am using Mac OS X 10.3 latest update on a PowerBook G4.

Apologies for this rehashed newbie question.

Cooperatively,

Eric H. Durbrow, Ph.D.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Please visit www.clearlandmines.com

Installing Lyx for Mac

[Eric Durbrow]

I am just about to give up on the Mac version of Lyx but I thought I 
would make one more try. I have followed the instructions for both 
i-installer and fink. So far I have:

Downloaded the LyX program, ran the AppleScript setup, and can open it. 
Ran reconfigure.
Downloaded the gimp-print program and installed it.
Downloaded tetex etc using i-installer and fink (I tried both)

Result: the icon representing the printer and tex are still grayed out 
(non-functional).

Specs: I am using Mac OS X 10.3 latest update on a PowerBook G4.

Apologies for this rehashed newbie question.

Cooperatively,

Eric H. Durbrow, Ph.D.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Please visit www.clearlandmines.com