On 8/8/05, Derek Lamb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>I have run texhash and LyX->Edit->Reconfigure, deleted my ~/.lyx > >>directory and restarted, even reinstalled LyX just to be sure, to no > >>avail. > >> > >>When I do LyX->Help->LaTeX Configuration, Section 1 says that "The LaTeX > >>version that LyX will use is: ???" And every item in the document is > >>followed by a "Found: ???". So LyX can't find LaTeX just because I > >>upgraded my OS? To be fair, I never bothered to check what this file > >>said before the upgrade, as everything worked fine. > >> > >>I am now out of ideas, and any you have would be much appreciated. > >>Reinstalling teTeX seems a bit extreme, since everything is here already. > > > >How about, working as root: > > > ># cd /usr/share/lyx (or /usr/local/share/lyx depending on your setup) > ># ./configure > > > >Look through the output, does it find the classes ok? Then run > >LyX->Edit->Reconfigure as normal user again. > > > Well, it didn't help in the sense of getting LyX to run, but it did help > in further diagnosing the problem. The first few lines read: > > checking for a LaTeX2e program... (latex latex2e) > +checking for "latex"... not useable > +checking for "latex2e"... no > > So, I now have to agree with Paul that there is a problem with my LaTeX, > not with LyX. So this should get classified as a Fedora bug (big > surprise) rather than a LyX problem.
Probably, Derek, you could get further help from Fedora mailing lists. Try it and good luck! Paul
