Re: Help: Latex stack size limit
Am 18.05.2018 um 00:26 schrieb Dr Eberhard Lisse: Robert, this is a LaTeX error has nothing to do with LyX. and this 'error' message occurs often, nothing to bother about. And, LaTeX does page by page, so the size of the project doesn't matter. It can be as easy as a missing } or something. I would start looking at the log file. and there for the error messages (go to next error > shown in red) if that doesn't help (it also gives you line numbers in the tex file, which might help you by opening this file in a text editor and check this (these) line(s)) follow el's advice Wolfgang If that doens't work, half the project, if it has the error, half it again, If it doesn't use the other half. You do that until you have located the error, which you then correct in the original project. Version Control and backups are your friend :-)-O el On 2018-05-16 04:26 , Robert Kern wrote: Dear lyx-users, I'm writing a book, and this evening I decided to export it to a .pdf file to check it out. I went to File->Export->PDF (pdflatex) and hit Enter. A few seconds later I received an error message which said, "! TeX capacity exceeded, sorry [parameter stack size=1]. If you really absolutely need more capacity, you can ask a wizard to enlarge me." I'm running LyX on Linux and have plenty of memory and disk space, so I wondered where I could find a "wizard" to increase the Tex stack size. I went to www.lyx.org, but found nothing there, so I went to www.ctan.org and searched for "wizard" and "stack size." So, can anyone tell me how to increase the Tex stack size, or where I can find a "wizard" that can help me? Otherwise, I'm stuck with a three-quarter completed book which I can't complete using LyX. Thanks in advance, Robert Kern
Re: Help: Latex stack size limit
Robert, this is a LaTeX error has nothing to do with LyX. And, LaTeX does page by page, so the size of the project doesn't matter. It can be as easy as a missing } or something. I would start looking at the log file. If that doens't work, half the project, if it has the error, half it again, If it doesn't use the other half. You do that until you have located the error, which you then correct in the original project. Version Control and backups are your friend :-)-O el On 2018-05-16 04:26 , Robert Kern wrote: > Dear lyx-users, > > I'm writing a book, and this evening I decided to export it to a .pdf > file to check it out. I went to File->Export->PDF (pdflatex) and hit > Enter. A few seconds later I received an error message which said, > > "! TeX capacity exceeded, sorry [parameter stack size=1]. > > If you really absolutely need more capacity, > > you can ask a wizard to enlarge me." > > I'm running LyX on Linux and have plenty of memory and disk space, so > I wondered where I could find a "wizard" to increase the Tex stack > size. I went to www.lyx.org, but found nothing there, so I went to > www.ctan.org and searched for "wizard" and "stack size." > > So, can anyone tell me how to increase the Tex stack size, or where I > can find a "wizard" that can help me? Otherwise, I'm stuck with a > three-quarter completed book which I can't complete using LyX. > > Thanks in advance, > > Robert Kern > >
Re: Help: Latex stack size limit
On Tue, 15 May 2018 22:52:47 -0400 Scott Kostyshak wrote: > On Wed, May 16, 2018 at 02:26:35AM +, Robert Kern wrote: > > Dear lyx-users, > > > > I'm writing a book, and this evening I decided to export it to > > a .pdf file to check it out. I went to File->Export->PDF (pdflatex) > > and hit Enter. A few seconds later I received an error message > > which said, > > > > "! TeX capacity exceeded, sorry [parameter stack size=1]. > > > > If you really absolutely need more capacity, > > > > you can ask a wizard to enlarge me." > > > > I'm running LyX on Linux and have plenty of memory and disk space, > > so I wondered where I could find a "wizard" to increase the Tex > > stack size. I went to www.lyx.org, but found nothing there, so I > > went to www.ctan.org and searched for "wizard" and "stack size." > > > > So, can anyone tell me how to increase the Tex stack size, or where > > I can find a "wizard" that can help me? Otherwise, I'm stuck with a > > three-quarter completed book which I can't complete using LyX. > > > > Thanks in advance, > > Hi Robert, > > Ouch, that sounds frustrating. Usually this message occurs not because > of lack of RAM or disk space, but because of an error in LaTeX code. > Can you create a minimal example that still generates the error? For > more info, see: > > https://wiki.lyx.org/FAQ/MinimalExample > > Do you have a previous version of your book that does compile? If the > differences are not too big, you might get a hint at what addition > caused the change. If you're not using version control, and you're > interested in more information, let us know. It is very helpful for > situations like this. And yes, unfortunately, a similar situation will > happen again in the future. > > I hope that we can help figure this out! What Scott said. I've had 100,000 word books with graphics, indices and table of contents compile just fine in LyX. Except for those times I made an error (usually something with LaTeX or ERT). When that stuff happens to me (and it happens to me all the time because I'm not careful), I archive the current document, then keep cutting it half until I get it compile, then add stuff til it bombs, and take stuff away, and I can usually get it down to a paragraph and some document settings. At that point, my mistake is usually obvious, but if not, I can send that tiny document (called a Minimum Example) to the list and somebody will instantly diagnose the problem. One thing I do is compile early and often, so that the number of causes is limited. When working on a long term project like a book, I usually compile via a shellscript (or if you're Windows, I think it's called Powerscript). Much faster, easier, and informative. HTH, SteveT Steve Litt June 2018 featured book: Twenty Eight Tales of Troubleshooting http://www.troubleshooters.com/28
Re: Help: Latex stack size limit
On Wed, May 16, 2018 at 03:27:56AM +, Robert Kern wrote: > On 05/15/2018 10:52 PM, Scott Kostyshak wrote: > > On Wed, May 16, 2018 at 02:26:35AM +, Robert Kern wrote: > > > Dear lyx-users, > > > > > > I'm writing a book, and this evening I decided to export it to a .pdf file > > > to check it out. I went to File->Export->PDF (pdflatex) and hit Enter. A > > > few > > > seconds later I received an error message which said, > > > > > > "! TeX capacity exceeded, sorry [parameter stack size=1]. > > > > > > If you really absolutely need more capacity, > > > > > > you can ask a wizard to enlarge me." > > > > > > I'm running LyX on Linux and have plenty of memory and disk space, so I > > > wondered where I could find a "wizard" to increase the Tex stack size. I > > > went to www.lyx.org, but found nothing there, so I went to www.ctan.org > > > and > > > searched for "wizard" and "stack size." > > > > > > So, can anyone tell me how to increase the Tex stack size, or where I can > > > find a "wizard" that can help me? Otherwise, I'm stuck with a > > > three-quarter > > > completed book which I can't complete using LyX. > > > > > > Thanks in advance, > > Hi Robert, > > > > Ouch, that sounds frustrating. Usually this message occurs not because > > of lack of RAM or disk space, but because of an error in LaTeX code. Can > > you create a minimal example that still generates the error? For more > > info, see: > > > >https://wiki.lyx.org/FAQ/MinimalExample > > > > Do you have a previous version of your book that does compile? If the > > differences are not too big, you might get a hint at what addition > > caused the change. If you're not using version control, and you're > > interested in more information, let us know. It is very helpful for > > situations like this. And yes, unfortunately, a similar situation will > > happen again in the future. > > > > I hope that we can help figure this out! > > > > Please respond to the list. > > > > Best, > > > > Scott > > Dear Scott, > > I removed the figures I'd added and had the same error message. Then I > recalled I'd added two page breaks to separate several paragraphs on one > page from another. When I removed those page breaks, I was able to export > the file correctly. Good to know. If you share a minimal example with us (a small .lyx file that makes an error), I can let you know whether the latest LyX version would give an error or not. > Now that I've gotten it working again, why don't you mark this problem > closed? I've been using LyX 2.1.4 which was supplied by Linux Mint 8.13. I'm > thinking I'd probably have fewer problems if I used the latest LyX version. Not necessarily. Upgrade when you are at a point where you can deal with potential problems. > I certainly do appreciate your assistance, though. Even commercial software > support doesn't respond as quickly as you did. I didn't expect to receive a > response for a couple days! Well, some emails slip through the cracks. > Thanks again, and I really like Lyx better than Word or other commercial > products. Thanks for the kind words, Robert! Scott signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: Help: Latex stack size limit
On 05/15/2018 10:26 PM, Robert Kern wrote: Dear lyx-users, I'm writing a book, and this evening I decided to export it to a .pdf file to check it out. I went to File->Export->PDF (pdflatex) and hit Enter. A few seconds later I received an error message which said, "! TeX capacity exceeded, sorry [parameter stack size=1]. If you really absolutely need more capacity, you can ask a wizard to enlarge me." I'm running LyX on Linux and have plenty of memory and disk space, so I wondered where I could find a "wizard" to increase the Tex stack size. I went to www.lyx.org, but found nothing there, so I went to www.ctan.org and searched for "wizard" and "stack size." So, can anyone tell me how to increase the Tex stack size, or where I can find a "wizard" that can help me? Otherwise, I'm stuck with a three-quarter completed book which I can't complete using LyX. Thanks in advance, Robert Kern Various errors in the source document can cause this error message (which means that increasing the stack size may not actually help). You might try compiling portions of the books (individual chapters, first half then second half, ...) to see if you can isolate a specific section that triggers the error. I think a relatively painless way to do it is to put portions of the file in deactivated branches (Document > Settings > Branches to create and activate/deactivate them, Insert > Branch to put selected text in a branch). Paul
Re: Help: Latex stack size limit
On Wed, May 16, 2018 at 02:26:35AM +, Robert Kern wrote: > Dear lyx-users, > > I'm writing a book, and this evening I decided to export it to a .pdf file > to check it out. I went to File->Export->PDF (pdflatex) and hit Enter. A few > seconds later I received an error message which said, > > "! TeX capacity exceeded, sorry [parameter stack size=1]. > > If you really absolutely need more capacity, > > you can ask a wizard to enlarge me." > > I'm running LyX on Linux and have plenty of memory and disk space, so I > wondered where I could find a "wizard" to increase the Tex stack size. I > went to www.lyx.org, but found nothing there, so I went to www.ctan.org and > searched for "wizard" and "stack size." > > So, can anyone tell me how to increase the Tex stack size, or where I can > find a "wizard" that can help me? Otherwise, I'm stuck with a three-quarter > completed book which I can't complete using LyX. > > Thanks in advance, Hi Robert, Ouch, that sounds frustrating. Usually this message occurs not because of lack of RAM or disk space, but because of an error in LaTeX code. Can you create a minimal example that still generates the error? For more info, see: https://wiki.lyx.org/FAQ/MinimalExample Do you have a previous version of your book that does compile? If the differences are not too big, you might get a hint at what addition caused the change. If you're not using version control, and you're interested in more information, let us know. It is very helpful for situations like this. And yes, unfortunately, a similar situation will happen again in the future. I hope that we can help figure this out! Please respond to the list. Best, Scott signature.asc Description: PGP signature
