How about running reconfigure automatically if a user clicks preferences
and no preferences file is found?
Garst
Ben Cazzolato wrote:
>
> Mon, 27 Nov 2000
>
> Hi Guys
> I am starting to use the pre-release of Lyx 1.1.6pre2 (downloaded RPM from
> ftp://ftp.sylvan.com/pub/lyx/) and I can get Lyx to core dump every time.
>
> I tried Edit->Preferences immediately after upgrading from 1.5.2 (without
> opening up Lyx first and reconfiguring) and it would crash every time.
>
> lyx: SIGSEGV signal caught
> Sorry, you have found a bug in LyX. If possible, please read 'Known bugs'
> under the Help menu and then send us a full bug report. Thanks!
> Bye.
> Aborted (core dumped)
>
> I then did as Angus suggested, ie
> > 1. Open up LyX and Edit->Reconfigure.
> > 2. Close LyX.
> > 3. Open up LyX again.
> >
> > Many of these warnings will dissapear.
> >
> > Your lyxrc is soon to become redundant. Open up Edit->Preferences, make some
> > spurious change (to activate the Save button) and Save the change. You''ll
> > now have a preferences file in your .lyx directory. lycrc will never be read
> > again; instead preferences will be used instead. In future, use the
> > Edit->Preferences popup to make any changes to LyX's behaviour.
>
> And all seems to be well.
>
> Maybe there needs to be some check for people like myself who will do things
> without reading the instructions.
>
> Ben
