Batch convert LyX files that require `needauth` action
Dr Eberhard W Lisse
nospam at lisse.NA
Sat Oct 1 17:27:55 UTC 2022
Copy one of them, change it in LyX, and run diff on them. That will give
you an idea about the perl/sed command you can use to fix that.
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On 2022-10-01 14:39 , Steven Paulson wrote:
> Dear LyX users,
>
> I have LyX files (that require `knitr` converter) synced over GitHub
> across multiple computers. It is tedious sometimes when I pull the files
> to a new machine and convert all of them to PDF, because I have to open
> every single one of them in LyX and grant their permission to always run
> before I can batch convert them with a makefile. I know it is possible
> to get around this hassle by unchecking the `Use needauth option` box
> for the converter in the preference, but I feel it is not the optimal
> solution for me because I do want a warning of security for LyX
> documents I am not familiar with. I am wondering if there is a command
> line option (I am thinking of something along the lines of
> `--assume-yes`) that I can pass to `lyx` to grant permission for the
> converter to run LyX documents I am familiar with. That way I do not
> need to uncheck the `needauth` option globally. If you have any idea how
> to do this or if you have other solutions, please let me know.
>
> Thank you,
> Yuwen
>
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