LyX sometimes tries to run the systemdir configure script as
::system("$systemdir/configure");
See LyX::queryUserLyXDir() (lyx_main.C) and Reconfigure() (lyx_cb.C).
Unfortunately, this doesn't work on Windows. Windows ascertains the type
of the file simply from its extension, not from the first line
#! /bin/sh
magic that works under *nix. Thus, Windows screws up, interpretting the
configure script as a batch file. See the output of `lyx -dbg init` that
is stored in the lyx_init.txt file that I posted with the mail entitled:
[PATCH 13x, 14x] starting LyX successfully under Windows.
Two solutions present themselves.
1. Rename lib/configure as lib/configure.sh
2. Start the script as
::system("sh $systemdir/configure");
I suspect that weird autotool gremlins will jump up and bite me
if I try (1). I'll try out (2) this evening.
--
Angus
