Use different texlive installation

Thu Mar 26 10:09:49 UTC 2020

Am Thu, 26 Mar 2020 09:58:54 +0100
schrieb Zelphir Kaltstahl <zelphirkaltstahl at posteo.de>:

> On 25.03.20 22:35, lyx-users-request at lists.lyx.org wrote:
> > Am Wed, 25 Mar 2020 21:49:45 +0100
> > schrieb Zelphir Kaltstahl <zelphirkaltstahl at posteo.de>:
> >  
> >> Hello LyX users!
> >>
> >> I've searched the mailing list archives and found some instructions on
> >> how to change the texlive installation, which LyX uses and added the
> >> following to my `.profile`:
> >>
> >> ~~~~START~~~~
> >> ###################
> >> # texlive manager #
> >> ###################
> >> export MY_TEXLIVE_LOCATION="/usr/local/texlive"
> >> export PATH="${MY_TEXLIVE_LOCATION}/2019/bin/x86_64-linux:${PATH}"
> >>
> >> #######
> >> # LYX #
> >> #######
> >>
> >> # LYX must know where texlive is installed, otherwise it will have limited
> >> functionality. # prepend web2c path
> >> export TEXMFCNF="${MY_TEXLIVE_LOCATION}/2019/texmf-dist/web2c" # ":${TEXMFCNF}"
> >> # export MANPATH="${MY_TEXLIVE_LOCATION}/2019/texmf-dist/doc/man:${MANPATH}"
> >> # export INFOPATH="${MY_TEXLIVE_LOCATION}/2019/texmf-dist/doc/info:${INFOPATH}"
> >> ~~~~~END~~~~~
> >>
> >> And it worked great for a day, I got lots of writing done. Then the next
> >> day I restarted my machine and LyX complained about not finding any
> >> textclasses and that it would have limitations.
> >>
> >> Whenever I hit Tools > Reconfigure, I get an error on command line output:
> >>
> >> ~~~~START~~~~
> >> +checking list of textclasses... 
> >> Traceback (most recent call last):
> >>   File
> >> "/gnu/store/an9kb3hqk8368b05g39fz4bzrz18khp7-lyx-2.3.3/lyx2.3/share/lyx2.3/configure.py",
> >> line 1897, in <module> ret = checkLatexConfig(lyx_check_config and LATEX != '',
> >> bool_docbook) File
> >> "/gnu/store/an9kb3hqk8368b05g39fz4bzrz18khp7-lyx-2.3.3/lyx2.3/share/lyx2.3/configure.py",
> >> line 1380, in checkLatexConfig retval = processLayoutFile(file, bool_docbook) File
> >> "/gnu/store/an9kb3hqk8368b05g39fz4bzrz18khp7-lyx-2.3.3/lyx2.3/share/lyx2.3/configure.py",
> >> line 1327, in processLayoutFile classdeclaration = (b'"%s" "%s" "%s" "%s" "%s"'
> >> TypeError: %b requires a bytes-like object, or an object that implements __bytes__,
> >> not 'str' support/Systemcall.cpp (276): Systemcall: '/usr/local/bin/python -tt
> >> "/gnu/store/an9kb3hqk8368b05g39fz4bzrz18khp7-lyx-2.3.3/lyx2.3/share/lyx2.3/configure.py"
> >> --with-version-suffix=2.3 --binary-dir="/home/xiaolong/.guix-profile/bin/"' finished
> >> with exit code 1 ~~~~~END~~~~~
> >>
> >> It seems like an implementation bug in the script, expecting another
> >> type. I think it could also be Python 2 str VS Python 3 str related.
> >>
> >> When I go to Tools > TeX Information, the paths all point to my Guix
> >> profile, instead of the path I defined in the TEXMFCNF environment
> >> variable in my `.profile`. I think that is the reason, why it cannot
> >> find much there. I did not install texlive using Guix, but installed it
> >> by downloading it and installing every single package of the 2019
> >> version using the default installer, which I think in turn uses tlmgr.
> >>
> >> My PATH variable starts as follows:
> >>
> >> ~~~~START~~~~
> >> /home/xiaolong/.nvm/versions/node/v13.9.0/bin:/usr/local/texlive/2019/bin/x86_64-linux: ...
> >> ~~~~~END~~~~~
> >>
> >> So it is definitely on the path. According to
> >> https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/454513/how-to-specify-the-path-to-texlive-in-lyx/454523#454523
> >> that should be sufficient, but obviously it is not. It also does not ask
> >> me after a while to restart it or anything, after rescanning in Tools >
> >> TeX Information.
> >>
> >> Here is some more system information:
> >>
> >> ~~~~START~~~~
> >> xiaolong at xlx200:~$ lsb_release -a
> >> No LSB modules are available.
> >> Distributor ID:	Trisquel
> >> Description:	Trisquel GNU/Linux 8.0, Flidas
> >> Release:	8.0
> >> Codename:	flidas
> >>
> >> xiaolong at xlx200:~$ which lyx2.3 
> >> /home/xiaolong/.guix-profile/bin/lyx2.3
> >>
> >> xiaolong at xlx200:~$ which python
> >> /usr/local/bin/python
> >>
> >> xiaolong at xlx200:~$ which tlmgr
> >> /usr/local/texlive/2019/bin/x86_64-linux/tlmgr
> >>
> >> xiaolong at xlx200:~$ which latexmk
> >> /usr/local/texlive/2019/bin/x86_64-linux/latexmk
> >> ~~~~~END~~~~~
> >>
> >> Here is a complete log of the output on command line, when I run
> >> `lyx2.3` (it even says, that it will use a wrong texlive):
> >>
> >> https://paste.debian.net/1136648/
> >>
> >> So at some point my LyX did look at the correct path, but not it is not
> >> and I need to fix it.
> >>
> >> What can I do to make LyX pick up the correct texlive installation path?
> >>
> >> Best regards,
> >> Zelphir  
> > Probably you have to tell Guix about the new path.
> > Have you tried to start lyx from the terminal? (That is, after the .profile is loaded)
> >
> > 	Kornel  
> 
> Hello Kornel!
> 
> How do I tell Guix about the new path?
> 
> I might be wrong, but as far as I understand LyX installed through Guix
> is just another binary sitting in a different place. How LyX considers
> environment variables should be independent from how it is installed,
> unless the people maintaining the Guix package changed it.

The installed programs do not have any environments. It is your environment
which will be used at program start. (Or that of Guix because it is what
Guix got at its start, that is on your login)

> I guess
> people, who maintain the Guix package would also be on this mailing list
> and might know more about any differences with regard to how LyX makes
> use of environment variables.

Sure, but the values from .profile are not active at the moment Guix starts (my guess).
There may be another file (for instance .xinitrc) which may be evaluated before Guix
starts.

> I ran LyX from terminal to get the output in the paste I linked to. I
> simply type `lyx2.3` and enter/return, then the LyX binary (compiled at
> the installation with Guix) starts up and looks up stuff, whereupon it
> somehow finds the wrong texlive path and does not use my complete
> installation of texlive 2019 sitting at another path.
> 
> Is there an environment variable I can set, besides TEXMFCNF, which
> clearly tells LyX to look elsewhere?
> 
> Regards,
> Zelphir
> 

Hello Zelphir,
I had a similar problem with other window managers, because of not using .profile.
(I use tcsh as a shell)
I don't know Guix, but it may be the same solution would work for you too.
1.) Edit (or create) ~/.pam_environment (Attached the content of my file)
2.) You need also some packages libpam-runtime libpam0g libpam-modules libpam-modules-bin
libpam-systemd
  (You probably have them already)
It should work with the next login.

	Kornel
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