[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have 2 quirks here: 1) some packages I needed weren't in the bundle,
which I would rather recommend to include; 2) miktex wanted to install
some extra packages which I can't imagine I will ever need nor can
imagine that lyx needs them to run.
The reason for why MikTeX wants/needs to go online should probably be
added and explained. I don't know why, but others will probably tell us.
You can configure MikTeX for one of three behaviors when it runs
latex.exe against a file that tries to load a package it can't find:
download the package automatically; fail to compile the document; or nag
the user for permission to download the package. (Incidentally,
"download" here refers to going off to whatever repository was last
used. If the last update to MikTeX came from local files or a CD, I'm
pretty sure that's where MikTeX will go hunting for the missing
package(s).) User's who've set the default to automatic download go
through a ton of downloading -- or get a hard-to-recognize install
failure if they're offline or the repository they use is offline -- and
most of those packages are ones that I personally would never, ever
need. (I have MikTeX set to nag, and I just pound on the D-for-deny key
when it asks permission.)
MikTeX:
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Why this is needed in order to just run lyx escapes my
understanding.
What's not obvious is that these aren't needed. I believe it's ok for
MikTeX to fail to install these, and LyX will still run. Please correct
me if this wasn't the case for you.
Definitely true. The minimal MikTeX install includes article.cls and a
few other fundamental ones, which should be enough to get LyX up and
running.
/Paul
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