hmm. No /usr/texbin softlink. And no tex installations at all listed in system preferences.
So, I repeated the installation for MacTeX2010, exactly as it says to. Same problem. Any suggestions? On 23/02/2011, at 3:57 PM, BH wrote: > On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 11:39 PM, Kerensa McElroy <kere...@unsw.edu.au> wrote: >> Hi everyone, >> yes, I did see this >> thread,http://www.mail-archive.com/lyx-users@lists.lyx.org/msg84463.html, to >> no avail originally, >> however it jogged me into working out a solution now that I've read it >> again! >> Here is the complete instructions to solving this problem, for anyone who >> needs them: >> 1. change into directory /usr/local/texlive/2010/bin/universal-darwin >> 2. type sudo ./texhash (and enter password) >> 3. open lyx, go to LyX>Preferences>Paths> PATH Prefix. Remove whatever else >> is there and replace with /usr/local/texlive/2010/bin/universal-darwin. >> Save. >> 4. Go to LyX >Reconfigure. >> 5. Close LyX and open it again. >> Kerensa. > > This looks to me like a workaround for a botched MacTeX installation. > Take a look at: > > http://www.tug.org/mactex/2010/What_Is_Installed.pdf > > You should have a softlink at /usr/texbin that points to > /usr/local/texlive/2010/bin/universal-darwin. If not, then something > went wrong, and I'd wonder whether you might encounter other problems > down the road. > > I'd suggest checking to see that everything was installed where that > document says it should be, and then opening System Preferences, > clicking on the TeX Distribution button at the bottom, and ensuring > that TeXLive-2010 is selected. If that creates the /usr/texbin > softlink, then you should use that in LyX -- restoring the original > list for PATH Prefix in LyX's preferences. If not, when you upgrade to > MacTeX-2011, LyX won't know how to find it. > > BH
