LyX ⇒ Tikz tikzexternalize on Ubuntu with TexLive

[cipri]

Did someone manage to use tikzexternalize on Ubuntu? I'm using ubuntu 13.10 and texlive 2013 , and it still doesn't work.
Tried all the options and steps from all kind of forums, but in the end in the subfolder where the image should be created, a log file is created with the error message:

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! I can't write on file `/home/cipri/test/tikzfolder/ciprifig.dpth'.
\pgf@external@init@aux@in@dpth ...@filename .dpth 
                                                  \let \@auxout =\w@pgfexter...

Did someone manage to use tikzexternalize on ubuntu? I just want to know, if it's me , of if it's indeed a latex bug.

[Johannes_B]

I can assure you, its working. Are you running LyX with the option --shell-escape? This is needed, so latex can start another latex-run in the background.
If this doesn't help you, try to prepare a minimal working example. You can also attach the complete log-file to your next post.


Best regards
Johannes

[cipri]

thank you for the answer, this gave me reason to search more.

I found now, that it works, but just if it used without the "prefix". that means, if i use it without the prefix, then works (or the prefix must be a subfolder of the temp).
Making a subfolder of the LyX files is not enough, the subfolder where you want your pictures to be saved, must be a subfolder of the tex files (which are generated from the LyX files), that means, in the tmp folder.