Shell-escape enabled but not working

[Mario D]

A few months ago I posted about this problem: sadly I got no reply. :(

Even more sadly, I have not been to solve the issue!

So I am still forced to export my lyx file to a tex file and compile it
running "pdflatex -shell-escape" to update pictures, before being able to
go on with my work in Lyx.

I really don't understand why Lyx doesn't behave like it is intended, since
I ticked the right option and this is driving me crazy!

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks

M

PS: if needed I can provide a MWE (but I don't know how to provide it: can
I attach a file?)

Il giorno mer 5 ott 2022 alle ore 20:39 Mario D <egalua at gmail.com> ha
scritto:

> Hi,
> I have a document which uses the external library of tikz, so I need shell
> escape.
>
> I have lyx 2.3.6 so I enabled shell escape via
>
> Document->Settings->Formats and check "Allow running of external programs."
>
> Nevertheless, when I run pdflatex, I get this error:
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
>
> ! I can't write on file `myfile_figure0.md5'.
>
> <to be read again>
>
> \relax
>
> l.320 \end{tikzpicture}
>
> (Press Enter to retry, or Control-D to exit; default file extension is
> `.tex')
>
> Please type another output file name
>
> ! Emergency stop.
>
> <to be read again>
>
> \relax
>
> l.320 \end{tikzpicture}
>
> *** (job aborted, file error in nonstop mode)
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> Am I missing something?
>
>
> BTW, if I export my lyx file to a latex file and I compile it (with
> pdflatex --shell-escape), it compiles smoothly.
>
>
> Thank you
>
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