Am 20.09.2022 um 14:53 schrieb Edwin Burmeister <e...@econ.duke.edu>: > > Hi, Stephan-- > > There is some misunderstanding here.
Probably. > What I wrote was: > > “I have been unsuccessful in getting LyX 2.3.6.2 to work on my MacBookPro > running OS 12.6.” > > Have not been using OS 12.4 for quite awhile. My question was: did you upgrade the system (with OS 12.4 + LyX + Python) to 12.6 or did you install LyX on a new system with 12.6? > There was “a critical OS 12.5 upgrade” [or maybe it was OS 12..5.1] in > between that I also had installed. > > In any event, my problems with LyX 2.3.6.2 have all gone away since I > installed Python3. I’d guess you installed LyX w/o Python on a new system. > Hope this info is helpful to you. My question is important to know how to help other users or to improve the LyX install process and to avoid your problems - if possible. BR, Stephan > > Best, > > Ed > > *********************** > Edwin Burmeister > Research Professor of Economics Emeritus > Duke University > Commonwealth Professor of Economics Emeritus > University of Virginia > e...@econ.duke.edu > > > >> On Sep 20, 2022, at 1:46 AM, Stephan Witt <st.w...@gmx.net> wrote: >> >> Am 19.09.2022 um 23:15 schrieb Edwin Burmeister <e...@econ.duke.edu>: >>> >>> Hi— >>> >>> I do not know how to use LyX “bug reporting” and hope you can help me. >>> >>> I have been unsuccessful in getting LyX 2.3.6.2 to work on my MacBookPro >>> running OS 12.6. >> >> Hi Edwin, >> >> that’s bad, sorry to hear that. >> >> I remember you’ve made a trac ticket in LyX bug tracker. There you’ve >> mentioned using LyX-2.3.6.2 on Monterey 12.4. >> >> Does it mean you’ve upgraded your OS from 12.4 to 12.6? Or is it a new >> system? >> >> JMarc is right (see the other answer), there is a possible problem with >> Python on Mac since OS 12.3… but it might be not your problem if you’ve >> installed it yet. >> >>> I downloaded your DMG file many time thinking that perhaps there was a >>> transmission error. But nothing works. Even tried a mirror. >>> >>> Here is a partial list of problem that I have encountered: >>> >>> (1) When opening LyX, the word LyX appears briefly on the Menu Bar and then >>> disappears completely. The main LyX window never opens. >>> >>> (2) Sometimes I get a message about needing to Reconfigure LyX. When I try >>> to do so, I get a message that it failed. >>> >>> (3) Sometimes I get a message that the cite engine is missing. >>> >>> (4) The file LyX-2.3 located in /Library/Application Support/ contains ONLY >>> an empty cache file. >>> >>> (5) Once-- do not recall exactly what I was doing at the time-- I got a >>> message that said something like, “You have encountered a bug in LyX.” >>> >>> >>> I have spent at least 4 or 5 hours trying various alternatives in hopes of >>> getting LyX to work. None have been successful. >>> >>> Will you please let me know by Reply email what I should do now? >> >> You may try to start the LyX binary inside a terminal window. E.g. type >> >> /Applications/LyX.app/Contents/MacOS/lyx >> >> and hit enter and wait for any error message and post it here. >> >> BR, >> Stephan >> >>> >>> Your help would be greatly appreciated. >>> >>> Best, >>> >>> Ed >>> >>> *********************** >>> Edwin Burmeister >>> Research Professor of Economics Emeritus >>> Duke University >>> Commonwealth Professor of Economics Emeritus >>> University of Virginia >>> e...@econ.duke.edu >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> lyx-users mailing list >>> lyx-users@lists.lyx.org >>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-users__;!!OToaGQ!pz35OGgo1H8-j-yemRbDKJuNQbeV-eNeMlljwH4yf9Aq487-zTlB5QNaaf9T5cPRqP_-vuqWxcSPuI8$ >>> >> > > -- > lyx-users mailing list > lyx-users@lists.lyx.org > http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-users -- lyx-users mailing list lyx-users@lists.lyx.org http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-users
