[Pkg-lyx-devel] Bug#816173: Bug#816173: lyx: Lyx failed to start if the $HOME/.lyx does not exist

[Sven Hoexter]

On Sun, Feb 28, 2016 at 11:42:52AM +0100, picca wrote:

Hi,

> while preparing my tango package, I need to build the documentation with lyx.

For future reference, here is the d-d thread:
https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2016/02/msg00454.html

> It seems that it is not allow to write outside the source directory except /tmp during the build process.
> 
> I see at least two problems.
> 
> 1) lyx try to create a $HOME/.lyx even if $HOME does not exist
> 2) it would be great to avoir creating this .lyx directory by default.

While I agree that 1) is a bug 2) is a bit more complicated.
LyX is not really intended to be used this way, it's more or less
centered around the idea of an GUI use in a real user environment.
It's part of the whole configuration problem, kind of a dublicate of #397464.

Sven