Thanks for the prompt response. I backed up and deleted the preferences file and Lxy 2.2 came right up. When i tried to open a document it reported “cannot load basic module” and a lot of associated problems.
I then deleted the Lyx 2.2 app and Lyx-2.2 directory in ~/Library and then ran my 2.1.4 installation. I then renamed the 2.1.4 app to OldLyx and reinstalled by copying Lyx 2.2 to Applications. It seems to be working. I have no idea why it works now but didn’t before. That is pretty much what I did before. I will now try to get my laptop installation to work. It had the same problem. Regards Bill Brown > On May 20, 2016, at 2:40 AM, LyX Ticket Tracker <t...@lyx.org> wrote: > > #10145: Lyx 2.2rc1 Mac not opening > -----------------------+------------------------- > Reporter: bwbwn | Owner: lasgouttes > Type: defect | Status: new > Priority: normal | Milestone: > Component: general | Version: 2.2.0dev > Severity: normal | Resolution: > Keywords: os=macosx | > -----------------------+------------------------- > Changes (by skostysh): > > * cc: stwitt (added) > * keywords: Error reading configuration file => os=macosx > > > Comment: > > Thanks for the report bwbwn, and for testing RC1. In 2.1.4, go to Help > > About. What does it say next to "User directory" ? I forget how we do > things on Mac, but I think we try to carry your LyX preferences over to > 2.2.0. Something must have gone wrong with how we did that. We need to > find your preferences file (called "preferences") that 2.2.0 is trying to > use. Once we do that, please backup that preferences file (do not delete, > this might be important for us to fix the root bug), and then move it. > Then start 2.2.0 again. > > -- > Ticket URL: <http://www.lyx.org/trac/ticket/10145#comment:1> > The LyX Project <http://www.lyx.org/> > LyX -- The Document Processor
