check the logs
Wolfgang Engelmann
engelmann at uni-tuebingen.de
Wed Jul 27 16:52:15 UTC 2022
Am 27.07.22 um 18:28 schrieb Kornel Benko:
> Am Wed, 27 Jul 2022 18:05:14 +0200
> schrieb Wolfgang Engelmann <engelmann at uni-tuebingen.de>:
>
>> Am 27.07.22 um 18:00 schrieb 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
>>
>> tlmgr update --self
>> 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.
>> BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at
>> /usr/local/texlive/2022/bin/x86_64-linux/tlmgr line 83.
>>
>> which shared library might be meant?
>>
>> Wolfgang
>
> 1.) You probably installed texlive as root, therefore the tlmgr is to be called with root
> permissions.
> 2.) $Master is set to the directory part of path to tlmgr.pl (line 58 of that file)
>
> So, I do not understand why it is not set at your side.
>
> Kornel
>
>
1.) No, I have texlive not installed as root.
2.) I do not understand why it is not set at your side > nor do I
I don't want to waste your time, since it is some basic texlive problem,
I guess. Will try to get help by the Linux user group Tuebingen,
Thanks anyway,
Wolfgang
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