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From: "Angus Leeming" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <lyx-users@lists.lyx.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 2:26 AM
Subject: Re: textclass.lst
Stephen Harris wrote:
I decided to test LyX 1.3.7pre2 (25 October 2005, 6.6MB) (for
Windows XP) and so uninstalled LyX 1.3.6
and there was an error message during the install that the
configure script failed to finish. I also had the "start LyX"
box ticked. So after ok'ing the configure script error message
LyX tried to start but failed with:
couldn't find textclass.lst sorry has to exit.
Hi, Stephen. Could you give me a detailed prescription on how to
reproduce this?
Regards,
Angus
Yes, I will do it again. I've deleted my original c:\Lyx install.
I uninstalled Lyx137 from Control Panel because it won't
start because of the missing textclass.lst error.
I have deleted c:\program files\lyx and c:\documentss and settings\...
\...\Application data\stephen\lyx so there is no lyx installation/files.
Starting fresh then, I go to Control Panel, Add and Remove
programs (which I will do as I type this email and report it
step by step). I stored lyx137_2 in lyxfiles and I start the
installation there. First thing is to approve English.
Lyx install finds my 6 helper applications, msys, perl, python,
ImageMagic, Texmf and ghostscript(gs) and says 'I will add
them to the path_prefix string of lyxrc.defaults' then 'I agree'
The next screen is choosing the install location. The default
location is c:\program files\lyx (using lyx_setup_137_version2.exe)
I don't want it there because I've experienced path with
space problems with some other apps that interact with LyX.
I tested the install with the default directory c:\program files\lyx
and it certainly seem to install properly, no error messages.
Instead I create C:\LyX and change the destination directory
to C:\Lyx Then choose English again; I choose the default
components to install: all users, desktop icon, file associations;
And there is an Ok for a Lyx shortcut for startup (incidental).
I click install. The output graphic to c:\lyx completes about
98%. Then says "failed attempting to execute the configure script"
I click OK. The next screen appears: Completing the LyX Setup
Wizard" with a checkmark next to 'launch lyx' I click "Finish"
Lyx then does it routine which normally results in the
Lyx Welcome Screen being opened. But it doesn't, it says:
"Lyx wasn't able to find its layout descriptions! Check that the
file textclass.lst is installed correctly. Sorry has to exit (:- "
The LyX icon does appear, and Lyx can be removed in Control Panel.
Several installs ago I had to manually delete the Lyx directory
which was under c:\documents and settings ... \stephen\lyx
But that was already removed this time. Prior, Lyx136 installed
to c:\lyx without error. To reproduce the error change the default
destination directory from c:\program files\lyx to c:\LyX
And as I said, if I do choose c:\program files\lyx , the install
proceeds without error. So the helper apps are in order and
they also worked before with Lyx136. However, I didn't notice
whether C:\Aspell was recognized with Lyx137 which worked Lyx136.
Regards,
Stephen
