Upgraded TeXLive; pdflatex throws an error

[Paul Rubin]

On 3/15/24 17:54, Rich Shepard wrote:
> I upgraded TeXLive from 2023 to 2024 and tried compiling the MWE for the
> math issues still unresolve. A message box displayed:
> The external program
> pdflatex finished with an error. It is recommended you fix the cause 
> of the external
> program's error (check the logs).
>
> 1. Where do I find the appropriate log file? It's not in /tmp/ or 
> /var/log/.
>
> 2. If LyX is looking for TeXLive2023 where do I tell it to look for
> TeXLive224?
>
> TIA,
>
> Rich
>
The log file will be in the temp directory created by LyX for the 
document. Most likely you'll start spelunking in /tmp, but if you set up 
the temp directory to be somewhere else you can find out where in Tools 
 > Preferences > Paths > Temporary directory. The full path to the log 
file will be something like /tmp/lyx_tmpdir.<random 
characters>/lyx_tmpbuf<n>/mwe.log.

Paul