How to make LyX work with Mac OS 13.1:solved

[Scott Kostyshak]

On Wed, Dec 14, 2022 at 04:50:02AM -0700, Hal Kierstead wrote:
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> > On Dec 13, 2022, at 5:38 PM, Scott Kostyshak <skostysh at lyx.org> wrote:
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> > On Tue, Dec 13, 2022 at 05:02:30PM -0700, Hal Kierstead via lyx-users wrote:
> >> All -
> >> 
> >> I just upgraded to Mac OS 13.1. I was not given a chance to install python. How do I check if I have the right version of python?
> >> 
> >> I cannot reconfigure LyX. I get the message: The system reconfiguration has failed. Default textclass is used but LyX may not be able to work properly. Please reconfigure again if needed. 
> >> 
> >> Reconfiguring again does not work either.
> >> 
> >> Also, I have a bind file that LyX finds, but does not use. Is this because LyX needs to be reconfigured?
> >> 
> >> I tried reinstalling LyX, but that did not help.
> >> 
> >> What should I do next?
> > 
> > I don't have any experience with macOS, but one user found that the following worked:
> > 
> >  xcode-select --install
> > 
> > source: https://twitter.com/IvanWerning/status/1599544006962139136
> > 
> > Scott
> > -- 
> Thanks Scott. I forgot to reply to the list.
> 
>  For some reason this failed to install xcode, but downloading it from the app store worked, and now my LyX is working. Probably I should not have needed to download all of xcode, but it is simple this way.

Good to know, Hal! Indeed, probably there is a more simple way.

Scott
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