2.4.0~RC1 hangs on macOS

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Thanks, el.

I did as you suggested but there was no improvement and little change to the problem. As the rapidly cycling status messages continue in the Welcome file, I am able to start a new file and make a PDF of it. But I can’t close either the new (unsaved) file or the Welcome file because it says it can’t quit because of a background process. Normal quitting method has the same result. Clicking on the spinning circle or red dot has no effect. I tried this multiple times, each time deleting the Support file as you suggested.

Next, I deleted the app as well as these:

org.lyx.LyX-2.4.plist
org.lyx.lyx.plist
org.lyx.lyx.savedState (a folder)

and re-downloaded and re-launched the app. Now the behavior is worse, getting only the app main menu with Apple logo and “LyX” item, and then nothing but pinwheeling. It doesn’t even open the Welcome file or finish drawing the main menu. I put the three deleted items back but it still hangs on launch. Definitely going in the wrong direction here.

While LyX is hanging as above, Activity Monitor indicates that LyX has launched one instance of Python and repeatedly launches and stops a second instance. My current Python is 3.9 but versions up to 3.12 are installed by macports.

LyX 2.3.7 still works. I notice that I got this version through MacPorts.

I just now updated all my macports stuff which includes Python and texlive. 2.4 still hangs on launch.

Jerry

> On Jan 18, 2024, at 11:34 AM, Eberhard W Lisse <nospam at lisse.NA> wrote:
> 
> Works here, on Sonoma both Intel and Silicon, and Monterey (12.7.2).
> 
> I would propose:
> 
>   rm ~/Library/Application\ Support/LyX-2.4
> 
> the double click on the LyX icon in /Applications, wait until it is
> finished. Quit normally and then double click on a .lyx file.
> 
> greetings, el
> 
> On 18/01/2024 10:47, list_email at icloud.com wrote:
>> I downloaded LyX 2.4.0~RC1 just now, copied to /Applications on macOS
>> 12.7.2. The “default” file opened telling me how great LyX is (I
>> already knew). There was a rapidly repeating series of messages in
>> the status bar--something about indexing and then looking for font
>> Minion etc. After a while I clicked on a red circle with a white “x”
>> in it but nothing happened. I started a new file, typed one sentence
>> into it, and it successfully made a PDF. When I tried to close the
>> new file window LyX refused saying it was busy with a background
>> process. Same when I tried to quit normally, Command-Q. After about
>> five minutes I force-quit LyX. Double-clicked to re-launch, got Apple
>> menu item and LyX menu item and then got a hang (pinwheel, system log
>> report). Had to force-quit again. Repeated attempts to re-launch are
>> the same.
>> 
>> Jerry
>> 
> 
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