64-bit windows installer

[Andrew Parsloe]

On 24/03/2020 4:56 am, Richard Kimberly Heck wrote:
> On 3/23/20 6:04 AM, Yu Jin wrote:
>> Am Mo., 23. März 2020 um 09:29 Uhr schrieb Andrew Parsloe 
>> <ajparsloe at gmail.com <mailto:ajparsloe at gmail.com>>:
>>
>>     On 23/03/2020 8:53 pm, Yu Jin wrote:
>>>     Am Mo., 23. März 2020 um 02:44 Uhr schrieb Andrew Parsloe
>>>     <ajparsloe at gmail.com <mailto:ajparsloe at gmail.com>>:
>>>
>>>         I've downloaded and installed the 64-bit windows installer.
>>>         No problems
>>>         with the installation. But the first trial document I tried
>>>         triggered an
>>>         error. If there is a preview to be formed (e.g. a math inset
>>>         with
>>>         preview on), I get the error: "dv2dt.exe System Error.
>>>         kpathsea631.dll
>>>         was not found." If I click OK to remove the message and
>>>         wait, eventually
>>>         the preview is formed. Compilation to pdf still works.
>>>
>>>     I can not reproduce, it works for me. On my system
>>>     kpathsea631.dll is located under C:\texlive\2019\bin\win32,
>>>     which tex distribution and version do you use?
>>>     Can you confirm that you don't get this error with the official
>>>     LyX-2344-Installer-4? Also could you please search your tex
>>>     distribution folder for this dll?
>>
>>     I use MiKTeX (64 bit). This includes MiKTeX209-kpathsea.dll,
>>     installed under C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.9\miktex\bin\x64 on my
>>     system, but not (as far as I can see) kpathsea631.dll.
>>
>>     I've just installed the official 2.3.4.4 and tested the document
>>     that triggered the error in it. The previews form without problem.
>>
>> I have tried this with miktex, can reproduce indeed. It seems to be 
>> related to the DTL package, which I have updated, I guess this needs 
>> to be undone (or any other suggestions from other devs?). If you 
>> still would like to use the installer 5 and search for more bugs, 
>> simply replace the executables dt2dv.exe and dv2dt.exe in the bin 
>> folder with the working ones.
>> Thank you for report.
>
> Yes, probably it would be best not to upgrade those binaries then.
>
> Riki
>
OK, I've replaced the dt2dv.exe and dv2dt.exe files. The previews now 
form in the 5 installer. I'll continue working with it.

Andrew

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