a question about configure.py's check for LaTeX-packages

[Uwe Stöhr]

Hi Bo,

When I install LyX on a fresh LaTeX (in my case MiKTeX) system, 
configure.py checks for LaTeX-packages. This check invokes MiKTeX to 
automatically install missing packages - a nice feature that could cost 
some time when you only have a slow internet conection.
The problem is that the user isn't informed about the installation, LyX 
just doesn't start for minutes and the user is wondering what could happen.

The old configure script (for the sh-shell) printed out which 
LaTeX-package is currently cecked for so that the user got a feedback. 
configure.py only prints "+checking list of textclasses... " but not the 
 name of the currently checked package.
Why was this feature not implemented in configure.py? Could it be 
reimplemented?

thanks and regards
Uwe