Fix lilypond support, patch from Julien Rioux, bug #6940.

[lyx.git] / lib / configure.py

diff --git a/lib/configure.py b/lib/configure.py
index 4a041efef032f39c401db8b343da91cee90669d1..3ffec2b5b595d85f4b5c021b49c66bed8452eb22 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/configure.py
+++ b/lib/configure.py
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ def checkDTLtools():
 
 def checkLatex(dtl_tools):
     ''' Check latex, return lyx_check_config '''
 
 def checkLatex(dtl_tools):
     ''' Check latex, return lyx_check_config '''

-    path, LATEX = checkProg('a Latex2e program', ['latex $$i', 'platex $$i', 'latex2e $$i'])
+    path, LATEX = checkProg('a Latex2e program', ['latex $$i', 'latex2e $$i'])

     path, PPLATEX = checkProg('a DVI postprocessing program', ['pplatex $$i'])
     #-----------------------------------------------------------------
     path, PLATEX = checkProg('pLaTeX, the Japanese LaTeX', ['platex $$i'])
     path, PPLATEX = checkProg('a DVI postprocessing program', ['pplatex $$i'])
     #-----------------------------------------------------------------
     path, PLATEX = checkProg('pLaTeX, the Japanese LaTeX', ['platex $$i'])


@@ -392,7 +392,6 @@ def checkLatex(dtl_tools):
         if cmdOutput(PLATEX + ' chklatex.ltx').find('pLaTeX2e') != -1:
             # We have the Japanese pLaTeX2e
             addToRC(r'\converter platex   dvi       "%s"   "latex"' % PLATEX)
         if cmdOutput(PLATEX + ' chklatex.ltx').find('pLaTeX2e') != -1:
             # We have the Japanese pLaTeX2e
             addToRC(r'\converter platex   dvi       "%s"   "latex"' % PLATEX)

-            LATEX = PLATEX

         else:
             PLATEX = ''
             removeFiles(['chklatex.ltx', 'chklatex.log'])
         else:
             PLATEX = ''
             removeFiles(['chklatex.ltx', 'chklatex.log'])


@@ -506,6 +505,7 @@ def checkFormatEntries(dtl_tools):
 \Format literate   nw      NoWeb                  N  ""        "%%"    "document"
 \Format sweave     Rnw    "Sweave"                S  "" "%%"    "document"
 \Format lilypond   ly     "LilyPond music"        "" ""        "%%"    "vector"
 \Format literate   nw      NoWeb                  N  ""        "%%"    "document"
 \Format sweave     Rnw    "Sweave"                S  "" "%%"    "document"
 \Format lilypond   ly     "LilyPond music"        "" ""        "%%"    "vector"

+\Format lilypond-book    lytex "LilyPond book (LaTeX)"   "" "" "%%"    "document"

 \Format latex      tex    "LaTeX (plain)"         L  ""        "%%"    "document"
 \Format pdflatex   tex    "LaTeX (pdflatex)"      "" ""        "%%"    "document"
 \Format xetex      tex    "LaTeX (XeTeX)"         "" ""        "%%"    "document"
 \Format latex      tex    "LaTeX (plain)"         L  ""        "%%"    "document"
 \Format pdflatex   tex    "LaTeX (pdflatex)"      "" ""        "%%"    "document"
 \Format xetex      tex    "LaTeX (XeTeX)"         "" ""        "%%"    "document"


@@ -565,14 +565,15 @@ def checkFormatEntries(dtl_tools):
 \Format csv        csv    "Table (CSV)"  "" "" ""      "document"
 \Format fax        ""      Fax                    "" ""        ""      "document"
 \Format lyx        lyx     LyX                    "" ""        ""      ""
 \Format csv        csv    "Table (CSV)"  "" "" ""      "document"
 \Format fax        ""      Fax                    "" ""        ""      "document"
 \Format lyx        lyx     LyX                    "" ""        ""      ""

-\Format lyx13x     lyx13  "LyX 1.3.x"             "" ""        ""      "document"
-\Format lyx14x     lyx14  "LyX 1.4.x"             "" ""        ""      "document"
-\Format lyx15x     lyx15  "LyX 1.5.x"             "" ""        ""      "document"
-\Format lyx16x     lyx16  "LyX 1.6.x"             "" ""        ""      "document"
+\Format lyx13x     13.lyx  "LyX 1.3.x"             "" ""       ""      "document"
+\Format lyx14x     14.lyx  "LyX 1.4.x"             "" ""       ""      "document"
+\Format lyx15x     15.lyx  "LyX 1.5.x"             "" ""       ""      "document"
+\Format lyx16x     16.lyx  "LyX 1.6.x"             "" ""       ""      "document"

 \Format clyx       cjklyx "CJK LyX 1.4.x (big5)"  "" ""        ""      "document"
 \Format jlyx       cjklyx "CJK LyX 1.4.x (euc-jp)" "" ""       ""      "document"
 \Format klyx       cjklyx "CJK LyX 1.4.x (euc-kr)" "" ""       ""      "document"
 \Format lyxpreview lyxpreview "LyX Preview"       "" ""        ""      ""
 \Format clyx       cjklyx "CJK LyX 1.4.x (big5)"  "" ""        ""      "document"
 \Format jlyx       cjklyx "CJK LyX 1.4.x (euc-jp)" "" ""       ""      "document"
 \Format klyx       cjklyx "CJK LyX 1.4.x (euc-kr)" "" ""       ""      "document"
 \Format lyxpreview lyxpreview "LyX Preview"       "" ""        ""      ""

+\Format lyxpreview-lytex  lyxpreview-lytex  "LyX Preview (LilyPond book)" "" ""        ""      ""

 \Format lyxpreview-platex lyxpreview-platex "LyX Preview (pLaTeX)"       "" "" ""      ""
 \Format pdftex     pdftex_t PDFTEX                "" ""        ""      ""
 \Format program    ""      Program                "" ""        ""      ""
 \Format lyxpreview-platex lyxpreview-platex "LyX Preview (pLaTeX)"       "" "" ""      ""
 \Format pdftex     pdftex_t PDFTEX                "" ""        ""      ""
 \Format program    ""      Program                "" ""        ""      ""


@@ -611,7 +612,7 @@ def checkConverterEntries():
         rc_entry = [r'''\converter literate   latex      "%%"  ""
 \converter literate   pdflatex      "%%"       ""'''])
     #
         rc_entry = [r'''\converter literate   latex      "%%"  ""
 \converter literate   pdflatex      "%%"       ""'''])
     #

-    checkProg('a Sweave -> LaTeX converter', ['R CMD Sweave $$i'],
+    checkProg('a Sweave -> LaTeX converter', ['Rscript --vanilla $$s/scripts/lyxsweave.R $$i $$e'],

         rc_entry = [r'''\converter sweave   latex      "%%"    ""
 \converter sweave   pdflatex      "%%" ""'''])
     #
         rc_entry = [r'''\converter sweave   latex      "%%"    ""
 \converter sweave   pdflatex      "%%" ""'''])
     #


@@ -621,6 +622,7 @@ def checkConverterEntries():
     #
     checkProg('an MS Word -> LaTeX converter', ['wvCleanLatex $$i $$o'],
         rc_entry = [ r'\converter word       latex      "%%"   ""' ])
     #
     checkProg('an MS Word -> LaTeX converter', ['wvCleanLatex $$i $$o'],
         rc_entry = [ r'\converter word       latex      "%%"   ""' ])

+

     # eLyXer: search as a Python module and then as an executable (elyxer.py, elyxer)
     elyxerfound = checkModule('elyxer')
     if elyxerfound:
     # eLyXer: search as a Python module and then as an executable (elyxer.py, elyxer)
     elyxerfound = checkModule('elyxer')
     if elyxerfound:


@@ -651,15 +653,31 @@ def checkConverterEntries():
       ['lyxblogger $$i'], rc_entry = [])
     if lyxblogger.find('lyxblogger') >= 0:
       addToRC(r'\Format    blog       blog       "LyxBlogger"           "" "" ""  "document"')
       ['lyxblogger $$i'], rc_entry = [])
     if lyxblogger.find('lyxblogger') >= 0:
       addToRC(r'\Format    blog       blog       "LyxBlogger"           "" "" ""  "document"')

-                       addToRC(r'\converter xhtml      blog       "lyxblogger $$i"       ""')
+      addToRC(r'\converter xhtml      blog       "lyxblogger $$i"       ""')
+
+    if elyxerfound:
+      addToRC(r'''\converter lyx      wordhtml       "python -m elyxer --html --directory $$r $$i $$o" ""''')
+    else:
+      path, elyxer = checkProg('a LyX -> MS Word converter',
+        ['elyxer.py --directory $$r $$i $$o', 'elyxer --html --directory $$r $$i $$o'],
+        rc_entry = [ r'\converter lyx      wordhtml       "%%" ""' ])
+      if elyxer.find('elyxer') >= 0:
+        elyxerfound = True
+
+    if elyxerfound:
+      addToRC(r'''\copier    wordhtml       "python -tt $$s/scripts/ext_copy.py -e html,png,jpg,jpeg,css $$i $$o"''')
+    else:
+      # search for other converters than eLyXer
+      # On SuSE the scripts have a .sh suffix, and on debian they are in /usr/share/tex4ht/
+      path, htmlconv = checkProg('a LaTeX -> MS Word converter', ["htlatex $$i 'html,word' 'symbol/!' '-cvalidate'", \
+          "htlatex.sh $$i 'html,word' 'symbol/!' '-cvalidate'", \
+          "/usr/share/tex4ht/htlatex $$i 'html,word' 'symbol/!' '-cvalidate'"],
+          rc_entry = [ r'\converter latex      wordhtml   "%%" "needaux"' ])
+      if htmlconv.find('htlatex') >= 0:
+        addToRC(r'''\copier    wordhtml       "python -tt $$s/scripts/ext_copy.py -e html,png,css $$i $$o"''')
+      else:
+        addToRC(r'''\copier    wordhtml       "python -tt $$s/scripts/ext_copy.py $$i $$o"''')

 
 

-    # On SuSE the scripts have a .sh suffix, and on debian they are in /usr/share/tex4ht/
-    path, htmlconv = checkProg('a LaTeX -> MS Word converter', ["htlatex $$i 'html,word' 'symbol/!' '-cvalidate'", \
-        "htlatex.sh $$i 'html,word' 'symbol/!' '-cvalidate'", \
-        "/usr/share/tex4ht/htlatex $$i 'html,word' 'symbol/!' '-cvalidate'"],
-        rc_entry = [ r'\converter latex      wordhtml   "%%"   "needaux"' ])
-    if htmlconv.find('htlatex') >= 0:
-      addToRC(r'''\copier    wordhtml       "python -tt $$s/scripts/ext_copy.py -e html,png,css $$i $$o"''')

     #
     checkProg('an OpenOffice.org -> LaTeX converter', ['w2l -clean $$i'],
         rc_entry = [ r'\converter sxw        latex      "%%"   ""' ])
     #
     checkProg('an OpenOffice.org -> LaTeX converter', ['w2l -clean $$i'],
         rc_entry = [ r'\converter sxw        latex      "%%"   ""' ])


@@ -757,8 +775,11 @@ def checkConverterEntries():
 \converter agr        ppm        "gracebat -hardcopy -printfile $$o -hdevice PNM $$i 2>/dev/null"      ""''',
             ''])
     #
 \converter agr        ppm        "gracebat -hardcopy -printfile $$o -hdevice PNM $$i 2>/dev/null"      ""''',
             ''])
     #

-    checkProg('a Dot -> PDF converter', ['dot -Tpdf $$i -o $$o'],
-        rc_entry = [ r'\converter dot        pdf        "%%"   ""'])
+    checkProg('a Dot -> Image converter', ['dot'],
+        rc_entry = [
+            r'''\converter dot        eps        "dot -Teps $$i -o $$o"        ""
+\converter dot        png        "dot -Tpng $$i -o $$o"        ""''',
+            ''])

     #
     checkProg('a Dia -> PNG converter', ['dia -e $$o -t png $$i'],
         rc_entry = [ r'\converter dia        png        "%%"   ""'])
     #
     checkProg('a Dia -> PNG converter', ['dia -e $$o -t png $$i'],
         rc_entry = [ r'\converter dia        png        "%%"   ""'])


@@ -784,21 +805,49 @@ def checkConverterEntries():
             version_number = match.groups()[0]
             version = version_number.split('.')
             if int(version[0]) > 2 or (len(version) > 1 and int(version[0]) == 2 and int(version[1]) >= 11):
             version_number = match.groups()[0]
             version = version_number.split('.')
             if int(version[0]) > 2 or (len(version) > 1 and int(version[0]) == 2 and int(version[1]) >= 11):

-                addToRC(r'''\converter lilypond   eps        "lilypond -dbackend=eps --ps $$i" ""
-\converter lilypond   png        "lilypond -dbackend=eps --png $$i"    ""''')
-                addToRC(r'\converter lilypond   pdf        "lilypond -dbackend=eps --pdf $$i"  ""')
-                print '+  found LilyPond version %s.' % version_number
+                addToRC(r'''\converter lilypond   eps        "lilypond -dbackend=eps -dsafe --ps $$i"  ""
+\converter lilypond   png        "lilypond -dbackend=eps -dsafe --png $$i"     ""''')
+                addToRC(r'\converter lilypond   pdf        "lilypond -dbackend=eps -dsafe --pdf $$i"   ""')
+                logger.info('+  found LilyPond version %s.' % version_number)

             elif int(version[0]) > 2 or (len(version) > 1 and int(version[0]) == 2 and int(version[1]) >= 6):
             elif int(version[0]) > 2 or (len(version) > 1 and int(version[0]) == 2 and int(version[1]) >= 6):

-                addToRC(r'''\converter lilypond   eps        "lilypond -b eps --ps $$i"        ""
+                addToRC(r'''\converter lilypond   eps        "lilypond -b eps --ps --safe $$i" ""

 \converter lilypond   png        "lilypond -b eps --png $$i"   ""''')
                 if int(version[0]) > 2 or (len(version) > 1 and int(version[0]) == 2 and int(version[1]) >= 9):
 \converter lilypond   png        "lilypond -b eps --png $$i"   ""''')
                 if int(version[0]) > 2 or (len(version) > 1 and int(version[0]) == 2 and int(version[1]) >= 9):

-                    addToRC(r'\converter lilypond   pdf        "lilypond -b eps --pdf $$i"     ""')
+                    addToRC(r'\converter lilypond   pdf        "lilypond -b eps --pdf --safe $$i"      ""')

                 logger.info('+  found LilyPond version %s.' % version_number)
             else:
                 logger.info('+  found LilyPond, but version %s is too old.' % version_number)
         else:
             logger.info('+  found LilyPond, but could not extract version number.')
     #
                 logger.info('+  found LilyPond version %s.' % version_number)
             else:
                 logger.info('+  found LilyPond, but version %s is too old.' % version_number)
         else:
             logger.info('+  found LilyPond, but could not extract version number.')
     #

+    path, lilypond_book = checkProg('a LilyPond book (LaTeX) -> LaTeX converter', ['lilypond-book'])
+    if (lilypond_book != ''):
+        version_string = cmdOutput("lilypond-book --version")
+        match = re.match('^(\S+)$', version_string)
+        if match:
+            version_number = match.groups()[0]
+            version = version_number.split('.')
+            if int(version[0]) > 2 or (len(version) > 1 and int(version[0]) == 2 and int(version[1]) >= 13):
+                addToRC(r'\converter lyxpreview-lytex ppm "python -tt $$s/scripts/lyxpreview-lytex2bitmap.py" ""')
+                if dvipng == "dvipng":
+                    addToRC(r'\converter lyxpreview-lytex png "python -tt $$s/scripts/lyxpreview-lytex2bitmap.py" ""')
+                else:
+                    addToRC(r'\converter lyxpreview-lytex png "" ""')
+                # Note: The --lily-output-dir flag is required because lilypond-book
+                #       does not process input again unless the input has changed,
+                #       even if the output format being requested is different. So
+                #       once a .eps file exists, lilypond-book won't create a .pdf
+                #       even when requested with --pdf. This is a problem if a user
+                #       clicks View PDF after having done a View DVI. To circumvent
+                #       this, use different output folders for eps and pdf outputs.
+                addToRC(r'\converter lilypond-book latex    "lilypond-book --safe --lily-output-dir=ly-eps $$i"                                ""')
+                addToRC(r'\converter lilypond-book pdflatex "lilypond-book --safe --pdf --latex-program=pdflatex --lily-output-dir=ly-pdf $$i" ""')
+                logger.info('+  found LilyPond-book version %s.' % version_number)
+            else:
+                logger.info('+  found LilyPond-book, but version %s is too old.' % version_number)
+        else:
+            logger.info('+  found LilyPond-book, but could not extract version number.')
+    #

     checkProg('a Noteedit -> LilyPond converter', ['noteedit --export-lilypond $$i'],
         rc_entry = [ r'\converter noteedit   lilypond   "%%"   ""', ''])
     #
     checkProg('a Noteedit -> LilyPond converter', ['noteedit --export-lilypond $$i'],
         rc_entry = [ r'\converter noteedit   lilypond   "%%"   ""', ''])
     #


@@ -853,7 +902,7 @@ def checkOtherEntries():
     checkProgAlternatives('BibTeX or alternative programs', ['bibtex', 'bibtex8', 'biber'],
         rc_entry = [ r'\bibtex_command "%%"' ],
         alt_rc_entry = [ r'\bibtex_alternatives "%%"' ])
     checkProgAlternatives('BibTeX or alternative programs', ['bibtex', 'bibtex8', 'biber'],
         rc_entry = [ r'\bibtex_command "%%"' ],
         alt_rc_entry = [ r'\bibtex_alternatives "%%"' ])

-    checkProg('JBibTeX, the Japanese BibTeX', ['jbibtex', 'bibtex'],
+    checkProg('a specific Japanese BibTeX variant', ['pbibtex', 'jbibtex', 'bibtex'],

         rc_entry = [ r'\jbibtex_command "%%"' ])
     checkProgAlternatives('available index processors', ['texindy', 'makeindex -c -q'],
         rc_entry = [ r'\index_command "%%"' ],
         rc_entry = [ r'\jbibtex_command "%%"' ])
     checkProgAlternatives('available index processors', ['texindy', 'makeindex -c -q'],
         rc_entry = [ r'\index_command "%%"' ],


@@ -988,7 +1037,8 @@ def checkLatexConfig(check_config, bool_docbook):
     # Construct the list of classes to test for.
     # build the list of available layout files and convert it to commands
     # for chkconfig.ltx
     # Construct the list of classes to test for.
     # build the list of available layout files and convert it to commands
     # for chkconfig.ltx

-    p1 = re.compile(r'\Declare(LaTeX|DocBook)Class')
+    declare = re.compile(r'\Declare(LaTeX|DocBook)Class\s*(\[([^,]*)(,.*)*\])*\s*{(.*)}')
+    empty = re.compile(r'^\s*$')

     testclasses = list()
     for file in glob.glob( os.path.join('layouts', '*.layout') ) + \
         glob.glob( os.path.join(srcdir, 'layouts', '*.layout' ) ) :
     testclasses = list()
     for file in glob.glob( os.path.join('layouts', '*.layout') ) + \
         glob.glob( os.path.join(srcdir, 'layouts', '*.layout' ) ) :


@@ -996,11 +1046,11 @@ def checkLatexConfig(check_config, bool_docbook):
             continue
         classname = file.split(os.sep)[-1].split('.')[0]
         for line in open(file).readlines():
             continue
         classname = file.split(os.sep)[-1].split('.')[0]
         for line in open(file).readlines():

-            if p1.search(line) == None:
-                continue
-            if line[0] != '#':
-                logger.error("Wrong input layout file with line '" + line)
+            if not empty.match(line) and line[0] != '#':
+                logger.error("Failed to find \Declare line for layout file `" + file + "'")

                 sys.exit(3)
                 sys.exit(3)

+            if declare.search(line) == None:
+                continue

             testclasses.append("\\TestDocClass{%s}{%s}" % (classname, line[1:].strip()))
             break
     testclasses.sort()
             testclasses.append("\\TestDocClass{%s}{%s}" % (classname, line[1:].strip()))
             break
     testclasses.sort()


@@ -1084,12 +1134,12 @@ def processModuleFile(file, bool_docbook):
         We expect output:
           "ModuleName" "filename" "Description" "Packages" "Requires" "Excludes" "Category"
     '''
         We expect output:
           "ModuleName" "filename" "Description" "Packages" "Requires" "Excludes" "Category"
     '''

-    p = re.compile(r'\DeclareLyXModule\s*(?:\[([^]]*?)\])?{(.*)}')
-    r = re.compile(r'#+\s*Requires: (.*)')
-    x = re.compile(r'#+\s*Excludes: (.*)')
-    c = re.compile(r'#+\s*Category: (.*)')
-    b = re.compile(r'#+\s*DescriptionBegin\s*$')
-    e = re.compile(r'#+\s*DescriptionEnd\s*$')
+    remods = re.compile(r'\DeclareLyXModule\s*(?:\[([^]]*?)\])?{(.*)}')
+    rereqs = re.compile(r'#+\s*Requires: (.*)')
+    reexcs = re.compile(r'#+\s*Excludes: (.*)')
+    recaty = re.compile(r'#+\s*Category: (.*)')
+    redbeg = re.compile(r'#+\s*DescriptionBegin\s*$')
+    redend = re.compile(r'#+\s*DescriptionEnd\s*$')

 
     modname = desc = pkgs = req = excl = catgy = ""
     readingDescription = False
 
     modname = desc = pkgs = req = excl = catgy = ""
     readingDescription = False


@@ -1099,18 +1149,20 @@ def processModuleFile(file, bool_docbook):
 
     for line in open(file).readlines():
       if readingDescription:
 
     for line in open(file).readlines():
       if readingDescription:

-        res = e.search(line)
+        res = redend.search(line)

         if res != None:
           readingDescription = False
           desc = " ".join(descLines)
         if res != None:
           readingDescription = False
           desc = " ".join(descLines)

+          # Escape quotes.
+          desc = desc.replace('"', '\\"')

           continue
         descLines.append(line[1:].strip())
         continue
           continue
         descLines.append(line[1:].strip())
         continue

-      res = b.search(line)
+      res = redbeg.search(line)

       if res != None:
         readingDescription = True
         continue
       if res != None:
         readingDescription = True
         continue

-      res = p.search(line)
+      res = remods.search(line)

       if res != None:
           (pkgs, modname) = res.groups()
           if pkgs == None:
       if res != None:
           (pkgs, modname) = res.groups()
           if pkgs == None:


@@ -1119,42 +1171,46 @@ def processModuleFile(file, bool_docbook):
             tmp = [s.strip() for s in pkgs.split(",")]
             pkgs = ",".join(tmp)
           continue
             tmp = [s.strip() for s in pkgs.split(",")]
             pkgs = ",".join(tmp)
           continue

-      res = r.search(line)
+      res = rereqs.search(line)

       if res != None:
         req = res.group(1)
         tmp = [s.strip() for s in req.split("|")]
         req = "|".join(tmp)
         continue
       if res != None:
         req = res.group(1)
         tmp = [s.strip() for s in req.split("|")]
         req = "|".join(tmp)
         continue

-      res = x.search(line)
+      res = reexcs.search(line)

       if res != None:
         excl = res.group(1)
         tmp = [s.strip() for s in excl.split("|")]
         excl = "|".join(tmp)
         continue
       if res != None:
         excl = res.group(1)
         tmp = [s.strip() for s in excl.split("|")]
         excl = "|".join(tmp)
         continue

-      res = c.search(line)
+      res = recaty.search(line)

       if res != None:
         catgy = res.group(1)
         continue
       if res != None:
         catgy = res.group(1)
         continue

-    if modname != "":
-        if pkgs != "":
-            # this module has some latex dependencies:
-            # append the dependencies to chkmodules.tex,
-            # which is \input'ed by chkconfig.ltx
-            testpackages = list()
-            for pkg in pkgs.split(","):
-                if "->" in pkg:
-                    # this is a converter dependency: skip
-                    continue
-                if pkg.endswith(".sty"):
-                    pkg = pkg[:-4]
-                testpackages.append("\\TestPackage{%s}" % (pkg,))
-            cm = open('chkmodules.tex', 'a')
-            for line in testpackages:
-                cm.write(line + '\n')
-            cm.close()
-        return '"%s" "%s" "%s" "%s" "%s" "%s" "%s"\n' % (modname, filename, desc, pkgs, req, excl, catgy)
-    logger.warning("Module file without \DeclareLyXModule line. ")
-    return ""
+
+    if modname == "":
+      logger.warning("Module file without \DeclareLyXModule line. ")
+      return ""
+
+    if pkgs != "":
+        # this module has some latex dependencies:
+        # append the dependencies to chkmodules.tex,
+        # which is \input'ed by chkconfig.ltx
+        testpackages = list()
+        for pkg in pkgs.split(","):
+            if "->" in pkg:
+                # this is a converter dependency: skip
+                continue
+            if pkg.endswith(".sty"):
+                pkg = pkg[:-4]
+            testpackages.append("\\TestPackage{%s}" % (pkg,))
+        cm = open('chkmodules.tex', 'a')
+        for line in testpackages:
+            cm.write(line + '\n')
+        cm.close()
+
+    return '"%s" "%s" "%s" "%s" "%s" "%s" "%s"\n' % (modname, filename, desc, pkgs, req, excl, catgy)
+    

 
 
 def checkTeXAllowSpaces():
 
 
 def checkTeXAllowSpaces():


@@ -1163,10 +1219,13 @@ def checkTeXAllowSpaces():
     if lyx_check_config:
         msg = "Checking whether TeX allows spaces in file names... "
         writeToFile('a b.tex', r'\message{working^^J}' )
     if lyx_check_config:
         msg = "Checking whether TeX allows spaces in file names... "
         writeToFile('a b.tex', r'\message{working^^J}' )

-        if os.name == 'nt':
-            latex_out = cmdOutput(LATEX + r""" "\nonstopmode\input{\"a b\"}" """)
+        if LATEX != '':
+            if os.name == 'nt':
+                latex_out = cmdOutput(LATEX + r""" "\nonstopmode\input{\"a b\"}" """)
+            else:
+                latex_out = cmdOutput(LATEX + r""" '\nonstopmode\input{"a b"}' """)

         else:
         else:

-            latex_out = cmdOutput(LATEX + r""" '\nonstopmode\input{"a b"}' """)
+            latex_out = ''

         if 'working' in latex_out:
             logger.info(msg + 'yes')
             tex_allows_spaces = 'true'
         if 'working' in latex_out:
             logger.info(msg + 'yes')
             tex_allows_spaces = 'true'