1 Compiling LyX 1.5 for Win32
2 ===========================
4 LyX 1.5 can be compiled with Microsoft Visual C++ 2005.
11 If you don't have MSVC 2005 installed, download and install the free
12 Express edition from http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/visualc/
14 2 Install the Windows Platform SDK
16 see: http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/visualc/usingpsdk/
17 (You don't need to install the IIS, MDAC, and Tablet PC SDK that are
18 delivered with the Platform SDK.)
22 Follow exactly the steps of
23 http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/visualc/usingpsdk/
24 In Step 3 follow also the things noted as alternative.
25 (If you later get an error message that "windows.h" cannot be found,
26 create the global Windows environment variables "INCLUDE" and "LIB".
27 INCLUDE contains the paths to the "include" folders of the installed
28 platform SDK and of MSVC. LIB contains the corresponding "lib" folders.)
32 Get the latest Python 2.5 version at
33 http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.5/
35 Install in C:\Python25 and add this directory to the PATH environment
36 variable (Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Advanced >
37 Environment Variables).
41 Download and install SCons 0.96.92 (or newer but not 0.96.1) from http://www.scons.org/download.php
43 6 Install the dependencies
45 Download ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/contrib/lyx-windows-deps-msvc-qt4.zip
46 and extract in the root directory of your LyX files (so you will get
47 a directory called lyx-windows-deps-msvc next to the other directories
48 like src, development etc.).
52 From MS Visual Studio command prompt (not the regular cmd.exe),
53 run development\Win32\packaging\build_msvc.bat
57 To start the just compiled lyx.exe, it is necessary to copy the following
58 files to the folder where the just compiled "lyx.exe" is:
66 (If the files are not on your system, you can download them from
67 http://wiki.lyx.org/uploads/DevelTools/buildLyx/LyXWinBuildDLLs.zip)
70 Creating the Installer
71 ======================
73 To create an installer with LyX and all related components, download
74 and install the latest NSIS from http://nsis.sourceforge.net
76 Open development\Win32\packaging\installer\setttings.user.nsh and modify
77 the settings depending on your build environment.
79 Finally, go to development\Win32\packaging\installer
80 (in a normal Windows Explorer), right-click on lyx.nsi and click
81 "Compile NSIS Script".