check the logs

[Wolfgang Engelmann]

Am 27.07.22 um 17:55 schrieb Wolfgang Engelmann:
> 
> 
> Am 27.07.22 um 17:39 schrieb Kornel Benko:
>> Am Wed, 27 Jul 2022 17:31:30 +0200
>> schrieb Wolfgang Engelmann <engelmann at uni-tuebingen.de>:
>>
>>> Am 27.07.22 um 17:22 schrieb Kornel Benko:
>>>> Am Wed, 27 Jul 2022 17:06:10 +0200
>>>> schrieb Wolfgang Engelmann <engelmann at uni-tuebingen.de>:
>>>>> Am 27.07.22 um 16:34 schrieb Kornel Benko:
>>>>>> Am Wed, 27 Jul 2022 16:16:46 +0200
>>>>>> schrieb Wolfgang Engelmann <engelmann at uni-tuebingen.de>:
>>>>>>> Am 27.07.22 um 16:12 schrieb Kornel Benko:
>>>>>>>> Am Wed, 27 Jul 2022 16:09:54 +0200
>>>>>>>> schrieb Wolfgang Engelmann <engelmann at uni-tuebingen.de>:
>>>>>>>>> Am 27.07.22 um 16:04 schrieb Kornel Benko:
>>>>>>>>>> Am Wed, 27 Jul 2022 15:48:16 +0200
>>>>>>>>>> schrieb Wolfgang Engelmann <engelmann at uni-tuebingen.de>:
>>>>>>>>>>> I worked today on a document and tried to export is as pdf 
>>>>>>>>>>> (Lua-TeX).
>>>>>>>>>>> I got this message:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> The external program
>>>>>>>>>>> lualatex
>>>>>>>>>>> finished with an error. It is recommended you fix the cause 
>>>>>>>>>>> of the
>>>>>>>>>>> external program's error (check the logs).
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> So I went back to the version of yesterday, in which the 
>>>>>>>>>>> export worked.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> However, I get the same error.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Very strange!
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Where do I find the log file?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> The log-file is in the lyx-temp-directory (this changes with 
>>>>>>>>>> each session, so do
>>>>>>>>>> not exit lyx)
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Use
>>>>>>>>>>     Document->LaTeX Log->Open Containing Directory
>>>>>>>>>> from within LyX. You should get some file manager open this dir.
>>>>>>>>>>> I use
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Version 2.4.0dev (not released yet)
>>>>>>>>>>> Built from git commit hash 53ed3dc0
>>>>>>>>>>> Qt Version (run-time): 5.15.2 on platform xcb
>>>>>>>>>>> Qt Version (compile-time): 5.15.2
>>>>>>>>>>> Python detected: python3 -tt
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Wolfgang
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>     Kornel
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Thanks, Kornel, but Document->LaTeX Log
>>>>>>>>> is greyed out
>>>>>>>>> Wolfgang
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> You have to Export (or View) first.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     Kornel
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Yes, I did export or view. In both cases I get immediately
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The external program
>>>>>>> pdflatex
>>>>>>> finished with an error. It is recommended you fix the cause of the
>>>>>>> external program's error (check the logs).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You can try to use different latex executable.
>>>>>> Also maybe your path to working latex execs is wrong.
>>>>>> In any case, you could use option '-dbg files' to get a hint about 
>>>>>> used dirs.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> (Search for 'Temporary file ` something ' created'
>>>>>>     there should be a directory 'lyx_tmpbuf0', this is what we are 
>>>>>> after)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     Kornel
>>>>>>
>>>>> In /tmp/lyx_tmpdir.iglaCqHuYdHi
>>>>> are
>>>>> /lyx_tmpbuf2
>>>>>     containing A-SP-Jul26.tex
>>>>> with tex stuff
>>>>>
>>>>> and A-SP-Jul26.tex.dep-pdf
>>>>> with this content:
>>>>> 2038071327 1658933632
>>>>> /tmp/lyx_tmpdir.iglaCqHuYdHi/lyx_tmpbuf2/A-SP-Jul26.tex
>>>>> and
>>>>> lyxsocket
>>>>>
>>>>> There is no log file
>>>>>
>>>>> Wolfgang
>>>>
>>>> Of course not. Log is created by your latex executable, and, as you 
>>>> mentioned
>>>> in other mail, there was no compilation start.
>>>>
>>>> You may check for working
>>   first.
>>>> Try
>>>>     $ kpsewhich -var-value=TEXMFROOT
>>>> gives here '/usr9/local/texlive/2022'
>>>>
>>>>     Kornel
>>>>
>>> kpsewhich -var-value=TEXMFROOT
>>> returns nothing.
>>> I tried it also root, home, wolfgang
>>> no return
>>>
>>> Wolfgang
>>
>> So, you do not have a working texlive. How should we now be able to help?
>> Check for the path of kpsewhich
>>   $ which kpsewhich tlmgr
>>     /usr/local/texlive/2022/bin/x86_64-linux/kpsewhich
>>     /usr/local/texlive/2022/bin/x86_64-linux/tlmgr
>>
>> If this is OK, then you may try
>>   $ tlmgr update --repository ctan --all --reinstall-forcibly-removed
>>
>>     Kornel
>>
>>
> Thanks again, Kornel,
> 
> this is what I got>>>
> 
> which kpsewhich tlmgr
> /usr/local/texlive/2022/bin/x86_64-linux/kpsewhich
> /usr/local/texlive/2022/bin/x86_64-linux/tlmgr
> 
> wolfgang at Fuji:~/Dokumente/PUBLIKATIONEN-EIGENE/A-SP-2022$ tlmgr update 
> --repository ctan --all --reinstall-forcibly-removed
> 
> Could not determine directory of tlmgr executable, maybe shared library 
> woes?
> 
> Check for error messages above at 
> /usr/local/texlive/2022/bin/x86_64-linux/tlmgr line 74.
> 
>  >>>> it says:
>    if (! $Master) {
>      die ("Could not determine directory of tlmgr executable, "
>           . "maybe shared library woes?\nCheck for error messages above");
>    }
> 
> BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at 
> /usr/local/texlive/2022/bin/x86_64-linux/tlmgr line 83.
> 
>  >>>> it says
> # make Perl find our packages first:
>    unshift (@INC, "$Master/tlpkg");
>    unshift (@INC, "$Master/texmf-dist/scripts/texlive");
> }
> 
> ????
> 
> 
> Wolfgang
> 
tlmgr seems to be linked (font in emphasis)

/usr/local/texlive/2022/bin/x86_64-linux$ ls -l tlmgr
lrwxrwxrwx 1 wolfgang wolfgang 41  3. Okt 2018  tlmgr -> 
../../texmf-dist/scripts/texlive/tlmgr.pl

Wolfgang