I just closed LyX, and found this on the command line. Didn't have any adverse effects. Just thought the relevant person might be interested.
Have fun, Darren --------8<--------8<--------8<--------8<--------8<--------8<--------8<-------- Assertion triggered in T* boost::scoped_ptr<T>::operator->() const [with T = lyx::LyX::Singletons] by failing check "ptr != 0" in file ../boost/boost/scoped_ptr.hpp:94 Assertion triggered in T* boost::scoped_ptr<T>::operator->() const [with T = lyx::LyX::Singletons] by failing check "ptr != 0" in file ../boost/boost/scoped_ptr.hpp:94 --------8<--------8<--------8<--------8<--------8<--------8<--------8<--------