On 03-Nov-20 12:39 AM, David Chan wrote:
On 28-Oct-20 12:01 AM, David Chan wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I noticed that LyX was acting differently between computers
and am
> trying to figure out the source of this issue.
>
> One computer cannot compile a file that uses biblatex with
the apa
> bibliography style, while the other two computers can. Also,
the first
> computer compiles lines slightly differently so that a paper
compiles
> to 110 pages, while on the other two computers, the paper
compiles to
> 109 pages.
>
> The first computer initially had an older version of LyX, 2.3.0
> (February 24, 2018), but when I updated it to the newest
version, LyX
> 2.3.5.2 (June 25, 2020), the problem persists. I also found the
> version that matches the other computers in the archive, LyX
2.3.1-1,
> and the problem persists with this as well.
>
> When I checked the preferences on LyX on each of the
computers, the
> first one differs by not having `pdflatex` as an option under
> Preferences > File Handling > File Formats > Default Output
Formats,
> whereas this option exists on the other computers. I am
unable to find
> the `pdflatex` option on the first computer regardless of
the version
> of LyX.
>
> The next thing that I did was to reinstall MikTeX on the first
> computer. This did not seem to resolve the problem, although
it seems
> to have caused errors in compilation ("undefined control
sequence",
> "Missing number, treated as zero", and "Missing glyphs!").
>
> Can someone please help me troubleshoot this?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Dave
>
First, I would recommend you sending a MWE for each of the
problem you
have listed. Users of the list can try these MWEs on their
computers and
tell you if there is a problem with the LyX file or LyX.
Second, missing "pdflatex" option under LyX may be a sign of
faulty
MikTeX system and trailing faulty LyX configuration. I am
guessing you
are using Windows. You should install the latest updates of
MikTeX and
update everything for both user and admin mode.
I would also recommend testing your MikTeX setup with a MWE of
LaTeX file.
You can also re-configure your LyX and see possible errors.
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Thanks so much for your reply!
The suggestion to do MWEs is really great. I’ve never done this
before, but it makes a lot of sense. I’m attaching two .lyx MWEs
and a related .. For each MWE, I also attach two PDF files: PDF
files with the suffix |-1| correspond to the error produced on the
first computer, and PDF files with the suffix |-0| correspond to
the correct output produced on the other computers.
* |mwe1.lyx| is what happens when I switch from BibTeX to
biblatex in the Settings > Bibliography page.
* |mwe2.lyx| is what happens when I further specify the apa
bibliography style within biblatex in the Settings >
Bibliography page.
In a way, the fact that I do not have pdflatex as an option in the
first computer under Preferences > File Handling > File Formats >
Default Output Formats, while I have that specified in the other
computers, is a clue that does not even depend on the .lyx document.
FYI, all computers are Macs, and they all are using macOS Catalina
(10.15.7).
Apologies for stating MiKTeX on my last post, as that was
misleading. In fact, I’ve been using MacTeX. I updated MacTeX,
reconfigured LyX, and confirmed that the path in Tools > TeX
Information points to |/usr/local/texlive/2020/|. Weirdly, the
update actually caused more errors, as I mentioned above. Is there
a way to figure out which packages are causing the problem?
Thanks again,
Dave
Hi all,
I have an update on this, which has clarified the root of the problem
but in some ways is still mysterious.
I’ve discovered that that |pdflatex| indeed does exist on the
previously problematic computer under |Document > View (Other
Formats)|. If I compile the files using |pdflatex| from this dropdown
menu, everything turns out fine for the MWEs. It turns out that LuaTeX
is problematic on all of my computers, regardless of the MacTeX
version that I’m using. In other words, I need to use |pdflatex|
rather than LuaTeX to handle |biblatex| properly.
The weird thing is that |pdflatex| can be set as the default output
format in |Preferences > File Handling > File Formats| in all of my
computers except for the problematic computer. I’m not sure why in
that computer it’s not showing up in |Preferences|, but is an option
in the |Document > View (Other Formats)| dropdown.
Does anyone have any clue?
Thanks,
Dave
Hello Dave,
I have tried your LyX files and I have the correct outputs.
Couple of suggestions:
1. Did you check your LaTeX installation by running the pdflatex on the
following latex file (e.g. mwe.tex) ?
\documentclass[english]{article}
\PassOptionsToPackage{natbib=true}{biblatex}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[latin9]{inputenc}
\usepackage{babel}
\usepackage[citestyle=authoryear]{biblatex}
\addbibresource{bibliography.bib}
\begin{document}
See \citealt{imbens_identification_1994}.\printbibliography
\end{document}
2. Did you reconfigure LyX after updating your LaTeX system.
3. You can add PDF (pdflatex) to Preferences by yourself. Did you try that?
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