This message from the user's list seems to indicate that "make install"
failed when the user had unpacked the sources in a directory with a
space in the full path, viz: /home/him/My Downloads/lyx-etc/. That must
be a bug.
rh
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: Installing 1.6 RC1 keeps failing.
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:19:47 +0530
From: Soe Naung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: lyx-users <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Hi!
Thanks a lot, Bob.
You wrote:
> This doesn't have to do with qt4. For some reason, the lyx2lyx program is
> apparently not being copied to its installed location. I'd have a look at
> /usr/local/share/lyx and see what you have there. Is something preventing
> the copy?
Actually after the installation failure, there is no "lyx" directory left in
the /usr/local/share.
> The other thing that strikes me is the fact that you have a space in the
> path to the sources" "My Downloads". It's possible that make is choking
on
> that. Try moving the tree somewhere else, with no spaces.
Yes. After moving the tree somewhere else, the installation has succeeded.
This may be a stupid comment, but I'll make it anyway.
You are running 'make install' as root right? Or in Ubuntu, I guess
that would be 'sudo make install'.
Actually, it is me who has failed to mention that I was making a root
install. Your comment is not stupid at all, Bob. Anyhow thanks a lot for
your kind help.
with all regards
Ven. Pandita
