Am 14.03.2018 um 04:31 schrieb Richard Heck:
If this dialog is popped at the very beginning of the installation,
before ANYTHING
is actually done, then it is impossible that the MiKTeX installation
should be affected.
This is not true and I don't get why I cannot make this clear to you.
Maybe another example: My mother called me today. She uses LyX 2.2.3. I
sent her a document I wrote the last days to proof-read. I don't know
what triggered her problem, but she ended up with a broken LaTeX not
able to compile any LyX document any longer. Maybe she had not all
packages installed I use in the document.
However, the exact cause is not important. She did not use any
installer. As I wrote, users just using LyX 2.2.x can screw up their
LaTeX and I experienced this by myself.
I sent here the link to the 2.3.0 installer and it worked: the solution
proposed by the MiKTeX developer repaired her system. So she uses now
LyX 2.3.0 and it works for her and I am happy. This solution needs the
updated package handling system.
As I wrote now a dozen times, the installer for 2.3.0 will be an
exception. I have to assure that LyX users don't end up lost.
Experienced users can be informed by two sentences in the release
announcement. Average users cannot have the choice to deny the package
update because if they leave their system untouched they can screw up
their system sooner or later.
The installer for LyX 2.3.1 will return to the old behavior.
I reacted so pissed-off because I get the feeling that you and others
don't trust me "a single meter" as we say in German that I decided the
right thing. I made a decision because I believe this is the best for
most users. I am also not happy that I had to change the installer's
default behavior but it is like it is.
I am talking about average users and my mother is a good example. She
was lost with her screwed-up LaTeX. She doesn't know anything about
packages, dependencies, commands etc. Well, average users are just
users. For example she became a Gimp master surprising me quite often
but she doesn't know anything about color models, Gimp plugins etc..
That should not prevent users from using a program.
If I am no longer allowed to assure that average users like my mother
get a fully functional LyX, it makes no sense for me to provide an
installer any longer.
Please let's end the debate. I decided that I cannot stand for an
installer that can send many users into serious troubles despite I know
a way to prevent this.
If you don't trust me, turn on your Windows PCs and try it out by yourself.
If you don't have experiences with LyX users without knowledge of
packages, LaTeX etc, under Windows please stop claiming what is good for
them.
If you don't trust me at all or think I do evil things, provide your own
installer or don't release LyX for Windows.
I have currently other problems to deal with than LyX. I already spent
too much time with the installer because of the MiKTeX problem.
regards Uwe
