On Fri, Sep 21, 2018 at 01:32:24PM -0400, Paul A. Rubin wrote: > On 09/21/2018 01:28 PM, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote: > > Le 21/09/2018 à 19:20, Paul A. Rubin a écrit : > > > I'm embarrassed to have to ask, but how does one get debug output > > > with the Windows version of LyX (2.3 or later)? From a command > > > window, I've tried both "start LyX2.3 -dbg all" and "cmd /K LyX2.3 > > > -dbg all", and have tried surrounding the executable name and flags > > > with quotes, and swearing in multiple languages while starting it, > > > to no avail. LyX starts every time, but I get no output in the > > > command window. > > > > Try View>Messages Panel. From there you can tell also what debug > > messages you want to see. > > > > JMarc > > > Thanks, JMarc. The catch is, I'm trying to help someone diagnose why LyX > does not start (or at least does not reach the point of painting the main > window). So I need to get diagnostic messages in the "DOS window" if > possible. He gets no output there when he tries (and fails) to launch LyX.
Please, try launching LyX from a cygwin terminal. For some reason, the output can be seen in this case, and LyX does not even detach from the terminal. However, you have to use "-dbg any" rather than "-dbg all". -- Enrico
