Dear all, Lyx can load class.layout and class.cls if they are *not* available systemwide. The logic in bufferparams.cpp is
// look up in the class list pair<bool, lyx::textclass_type> pp = textclasslist.numberOfClass(classname); // if found if (pp.first) { textclass = pp.second; } else { // LOAD from current directory } // However, the latex class may not be available even if it is found in class list. (displayed as unavailable) if (!getTextClass().isTextClassAvailable()) In case that textclass is listed, but unavailable, lyx should look for a local copy. The attached simple patch does this. Can I apply? Index: src/BufferParams.cpp =================================================================== --- src/BufferParams.cpp (revision 21683) +++ src/BufferParams.cpp (working copy) @@ -458,7 +458,8 @@ textclasslist.numberOfClass(classname); if (pp.first) { textclass = pp.second; - } else { + } + if (!pp.first || !getTextClass().isTeXClassAvailable()) { // if text class does not exist, try to load it from filepath pp = textclasslist.addTextClass(classname, filepath); if (pp.first) {