On 6/9/20 7:51 AM, Yu Jin wrote: > > > Am Di., 9. Juni 2020 um 13:12 Uhr schrieb Jean-Marc Lasgouttes > <lasgout...@lyx.org <mailto:lasgout...@lyx.org>>: > > We have to discuss whether running configure.py is necessary at > installation time. AFAIR, this is just a trick to make miktex install > all missing LaTeX packages (see the chkconfig.ltx part). > > Is there any other use for doing it? > > > Actually, if the user runs the installer as admin, then the packages > will be installed as admin (in case the auto install for packages is > allowed in MiKTeX preferences), which would not be the case if the > installer wouldn't run configure.py and the user starts LyX after > installation as user. So in this case it is worth running configure.py > from the installer. In other cases it doesn't hurt too. Therefore I'd > say we keep that functionality.
That seems reasonable. I also have some dim memory of Uwe having said something similar. Riki
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