Fabian Wilde <fabian.wilde <at> icloud.com> writes: > > Paul A. Rubin <rubin <at> msu.edu> writes: > > > > > I don't have ready access to a Windows partition with LyX 2.1 any more, so > > I'm winging this a bit. I noticed your path to lyx.exe contained "cygdrive": > > > > > $ /cygdrive/c/Program\ Files\ \(x86\)/LyX\ 2.1/bin/lyx.exe -x reconfigure > > > > By any chance does that mean you have LyX installed on a machine running > > Cygwin? Years ago I had problems with reconfiguring LyX because Cygwin had a > > (broken, as I recall) version of latex that appeared on the command path > > ahead of the MiKTeX version. If that's the case for you, moving MiKTeX's bin > > directory ahead of the Cygwin bin directory on the system command path might > > help. (I would put LyX's bin directory ahead of Cygwin's as well.) > > > > Paul > > > > > Hi Paul, > > thanks for your help! Yes, there is cygwin install on the computer. I now > looked for the cygwin directory in system path variable, but there was only > the miktex path, so I'm not sure if that is the problem or if I looked at > the wrong variable. This is what's in the path variable: > > C:\Windows\system32 > C:\Windows > C:\Windows\System32\Wbem > C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\ > C:\Program Files (x86)\MiKTeX 2.9\miktex\bin\ > C:\Program Files\OpenAFS\Common > C:\Program Files\OpenAFS\Client\Program > C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenAFS\Common > C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenAFS\Client\Program > C:\Program Files (x86)\Heimdal\bin\ > C:\Program Files\Heimdal\bin\ > > and these are the paths from LyX: > > $LyXDir\bin; > $LyXDir\Python; > $LyXDir\Python\Lib; > $LyXDir\Perl\bin; > $LyXDir\imagemagick; > C:\Program Files (x86)\MiKTeX 2.9\miktex\tex\latex; > C:\Program Files (x86)\MiKTeX 2.9\miktex\bin; > C:\Program Files (x86)\Vim\vim74; > C:\Program Files (x86)\LyX 2.1\ghostscript\bin > > Cheers, > Fabian > >
Hi Paul and everyone! I found the solution to my problem on the LyX troubleshoot wiki. I had a problem with an UNC path. Here is a copy of the solution: LyX does not start and gives the error message: unable to find textclass file This problem may come into existence if you use LyX on a windows-pc where your windows/application profile is not stored local but on an UNC path (i.e. \\Username\Applications\LyX). One solution I have found is the following: Uninstall LyX from your PC if you have used an installation folder whose name exists of seperate words like C:\Program Files. Reinstall LyX and consider, that you use a folder whose name exists of just one word like C:\Lyx15 Start the Command Prompt in windows (Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> Command Prompt) Change directory to C:\ (type c:) Type "c:/lyx15/python/python.exe c:/lyx15/resources/configure.py" in the Command Prompt and press "return" After the configuration has been finished you will find 4 files in the directory c:\ -> configure.log, lyxrc.defaults, textclass.lst and packages.lst Cut these 4 files and paste them into the \\Username\Application Data\LyX folder. If a directory for Lyx does not exist create a new one. Start Lyx The problem can arise even if you do not use a UNC path for the windows profile. In this case steps 5-8 are sufficient and can be carried out using the default Program Files location. Sorry for troubling you and again thanks for your help! Cheers, Fabian