LyX 2.3.6.2 fatal problems

[Jean-Marc Lasgouttes]

[Edwin is not (yet) subscribed to the list, I kept in in CC]

Le 19/09/2022 à 21:28, Edwin Burmeister a écrit :
> Hi—
> 
> I do not know how to use LyX “bug reporting” and hope you can help me.
> 
> I have been unsuccessful in getting LyX 2.3.6.2 to work on my MacBookPro 
> running OS 12.6.
> 
> I downloaded your DMG file many time thinking that perhaps there was a 
> transmission error. But nothing works. Even tried a mirror.
> 
> Here is a partial list of problem that I have encountered:

Hi again,

I did see several issues related to reconfiguring LyX in recent weeks 
that were related to the lack of a proper python installation on recent 
macOS versions.

A quick search on our bug tracker shows these reports that might be 
relevant:
https://www.lyx.org/trac/ticket/12523
https://www.lyx.org/trac/ticket/11895
https://www.lyx.org/trac/ticket/12150


But again, I am not a macOS user, so you can probably get a better from 
a member of this list.

Regards,
JMarc

> 
> (1) When opening LyX, the word LyX appears briefly on the Menu Bar and 
> then disappears completely. The main LyX window never opens.
> 
> (2) Sometimes I get a message about needing to Reconfigure LyX. When I 
> try to do so, I get a message that it failed.
> 
> (3) Sometimes I get a message that the cite engine is missing.
> 
> (4) The file LyX-2.3 located in /Library/Application Support/ contains 
> ONLY an empty cache file.
> 
> (5) Once-- do not recall exactly what I was doing at the time-- I got a 
> message that said something like, “You have encountered a bug in LyX.”
> 
> 
> I have spent at least 4 or 5 hours trying various alternatives in hopes 
> of getting LyX to work. None have been successful.
> 
> Will you please let me know by Reply email what I should do now?
> 
> Your help would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Best,
> 
> Ed
> 
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> Edwin Burmeister
> Research Professor of Economics Emeritus
> Duke University
> Commonwealth Professor of Economics Emeritus
> University of Virginia
> eb at econ.duke.edu <mailto:eb at econ.duke.edu>
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