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List:       lyx-devel
Subject:    Re: #11369: Mac Initialization error
From:       Roger <rogermc () iinet ! net ! au>
Date:       2018-11-15 7:24:30
Message-ID: 3B3C7E21-44FF-41F8-B796-0C1E6B0EFF44 () iinet ! net ! au
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Thanks for your suggestions all of which I tried plus many other things.
I eventually got it to work by copying Application Support/LyX-2.3 .lst and \
configure.log files from another computer.



> On 15 Nov 2018, at 8:08 am, LyX Ticket Tracker <trac@lyx.org> wrote:
> 
> #11369: Mac Initialization error
> --------------------------+-----------------------
> Reporter:  rogermc       |       Owner:  skostysh
> Type:  defect        |      Status:  new
> Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:
> Component:  frontend-qt5  |     Version:  2.3.1
> Severity:  blocker       |  Resolution:
> Keywords:  os=macosx     |
> --------------------------+-----------------------
> 
> Comment (by stwitt):
> 
> Replying to [comment:4 rogermc]:
> > Problem remains with the newer Qt-5.9.7 framework.
> > I'm wondering if some plist or other associated file needs to be
> deleted?
> 
> You can try to rename or move away the following files or directory:
> * {{{org.lyx.LyX-2.3.plist}}} in {{{~/Library/Preferences}}}
> * {{{LyX-2.3}}} in {{{~/Library/Application Support}}}
> 
> If you have a directory {{{LyX-2.2}}} or similar in
> {{{~/Library/Application Support}}} LyX should try to create a new
> {{{LyX-2.3}}} configuration as a copy of this elder configuration
> automatically.
> 
> Another option would be to start LyX with debug - something like this:
> {{{
> $ /Applications/LyX.app/Contents/MacOS/lyx -dbg init,files,lyxrc
> }}}
> > Starting from terminal:
> > > ~ Roger$/Applications/LyX.app/Contents/MacOS/lyx
> > LyX: reconfiguring user directory
> > checking for a Latex2e program...
> > +checking for "latex"...  yes
> > checking for a DVI postprocessing program...
> > +checking for "pplatex"...  yes
> > checking for pLaTeX, the Japanese LaTeX...
> > +checking for "platex"...  yes
> > checking for a java interpreter...
> > +checking for "java"...  yes
> > checking for a perl interpreter...
> > +checking for "perl"...  yes
> 
> You may verify the contents of {{{configure.log}}} in
> {{{~/Library/Application Support}}} if this is really the last line of
> configure output. Mine continues with
> {{{
> checking for a Tgif viewer and editor...
> +checking for "tgif"...  no
> }}}
> 
> > 
> > then startup hangs.
> > Same error message occurs
> > 
> > Re:  What's your language and desktop environment?
> > My language is English.
> > I don't know what "desktop environment" means.
> 
> I presume you use English keyboard, language and so on. Nothing special :)
> 
> -- 
> Ticket URL: <https://www.lyx.org/trac/ticket/11369#comment:5>
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