Trying to get texliveonfly.py working with LyX

[Kornel Benko]

Am Sun, 3 May 2020 11:09:17 +0200
schrieb Yu Jin <technikmagma at gmail.com>:

> texliveonfly is a python script, it can install missing packages
> automatically while compiling.
> I had to change the script a little bit for it to work from cmd.exe, I
> attached it. So if I type the command (
> "C:/texlive/2019/texmf-dist/scripts/texliveonfly/texliveonfly.py" file.tex
> ) in cmd running in the folder where file.tex is located, and the file uses
> not installed packages, the script installs those and then compiles latex
> file.
> I am currently trying to get this script working with LyX, I set it up in
> converters latex(pdflatex) -> PDF (pdflatex), i typed it
> ""C:/texlive/2019/texmf-dist/scripts/texliveonfly/texliveonfly.py" $$i"
> without any additional flags.
> This unfortunately does not work, i get error
> "support\Systemcall.cpp (291): Systemcall:
> '"C:/texlive/2019/texmf-dist/scripts/texliveonfly/texliveonfly.py"
> "tlof.tex"' finished with exit code 1"
> and a message box that an error occurred while executing the converter
> command.
> Strange thing is, that if the lyx file does not use any not installed
> packages, it works, I mean the file compiles.
> I have tried to debug it, found the line
> "process_->start(toqstr(latexEnvCmdPrefix(path, lpath)) + cmd_);"
> (Systemcall.cpp, line 390)
> and the QString passed to start() there looks alright. I have also copied
> it to another c++ project, just an epty "Hello World" like console project,
> where I execute the same string with QProcess and it works there.
> Any Idea why this isn't working with lyx?
> 
> Eugene


Maybe a permission problem? Do you start lyx as another user?

	Kornel
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