Colin J. Williams wrote:
Using relyx to convert a tex file to lyx gives an error message:
Use of uninitialized value at
C:/LyX/lyx/share/lyx/reLyX/reLyXmain.pl line 58.
and produces a lyx script which cannot be opened by LyX.
The output is:
C:\LyX\Tex>C:\LyX\lyx\bin\perl.exe C:\LyX\lyx\bin\reLyx -o m2 m2.tex
Use of uninitialized value at C:/LyX/lyx/share/lyx/reLyX/reLyXmain.pl
line 58.
reLyX, the LaTeX to LyX translator. Revision date 2003/01/20
Reading LaTeX command syntax
(m2.tex: Splitting Preamble
Creating LyX preamble
Reading layout file
Cleaning... Translating... Writing... )
Deleting temp files
Finished successfully!
reLyX directory is: C:/LyX/lyx/share/lyx/reLyX
I would appreciate advice.
Colin W.
I think the uninitialized value message is a 'false positive'. I tried
exporting a LyX doc to TeX, then importing it back into LyX from the LyX
File -> Import menu (which calls ReLyX). I got the same message
regarding line 58, but the document did open in LyX. Line 58 of the
script refers to an environment variable named HOME that does not exist
in XP. XP has HOMEDRIVE, HOMEPATH, HOMESHARE but not HOME, and LyX does
not export the HOME variable (I just checked). Somehow, though, reLyX
muddles through without it.
IIRC, there are documented instances when reLyX fails due to the content
of the TeX file (not due to the vagaries of Windows, just for a change).
You might check some of the archived postings here. I'm afraid I
don't recall the details.
-- Paul
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