Compiling LyX 2.0 for Win32 =========================== It's recommended to compile LyX using Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 and CMake. Pre-compiled packages with dependencies are provided for this environment. Compiling with Microsoft Visual C++ =================================== These instructions assume the LyX source code is installed in C:\LyX\lyx-20 You can also use another directory if you prefer. 1 Install MSVC 2010 If you don't have Visual C++ 2010 installed, get the free Express edition from http://www.microsoft.com/express/Downloads/ 2 Compile Qt Download the latest Qt everywhere open source version from http://get.qt.nokia.com/qt/source/ (e.g. qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.7.1.zip). Follow the instructions on http://doc.qt.nokia.com/4.7/install-win.html to compile using MSVC 2010. The pre-compiled version of Qt cannot be used. It uses the 2008 version of the MSVC runtime which will result in crashes. 3 Install Python Install the latest Python 2.x version from http://www.python.org/download/ 4 Install CMake Install the latest CMake from http://www.cmake.org 5 Configure - Run the CMake GUI. - Set the source code path to C:\LyX\lyx-20\development\cmake Set the build path to C:\LyX\lyx-20-build Click Configure and set the generator to Visual Studio 10. - Enable LYX_DEPENDENCIES_DOWNLOAD and click Configure. Pre-compiled dependencies will automatically be downloaded. - Set QT_QMAKE_EXECUTABLE to e.g. C:\Qt\qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.7.1\bin\qmake.exe and Configure again. - Enable the LYX_INSTALL option, set CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX to C:\LyX\lyx-20-install and click Configure. - Check the Advanced checkbox. Set GETTEXT_MSGFMT_EXECUTABLE to C:\LyX\lyx-20-build\msvc2010-deps\deps20\gettext-tools\msgfmt.exe, and do the same for the other gettext tools. - Click Generate. 6 Compile A Microsoft Visual C++ solution should have been generated at C:\LyX\lyx-20-build\lyx.sln Compile the INSTALL project to get a LyX installation in C:\LyX\lyx-20-install 7 Copy dependencies Copy - C:\LyX\lyx-20-build\msvc2010-deps\deps20\bin - C:\LyX\lyx-20-build\msvc2010-deps\deps20\imagemagick - C:\LyX\lyx-20-build\msvc2010-deps\deps20\python - C:\LyX\lyx-20-build\msvc2010-deps\deps20\ghostscript - C:\LyX\lyx-20-build\msvc2010-deps\deps20\Resources to C:\LyX\lyx-20-install And copy from the Qt bin directory (e.g. C:\Qt\qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.7.1\bin) QtCore4.dll QtGui4.dll QtCore4d.dll (if compiling Debug version) QtGui4d.dll (if compiling Debug version) to C:\LyX\lyx-20-install\bin 8 Define path prefix Add the following line to C:\LyX\lyx-20-install\Resources\lyxrc.dist, so LyX will find the bundled tools such as Python, ImageMagick and Ghostscript: \path_prefix "$LyXDir\bin;$LyXDir\python;$LyXDir\imagemagick;$LyXDir\ghostscript" You may also add the location of your LaTeX installation if it's not on the system PATH, and the location of JabRef. 9 Start LyX C:\LyX\lyx-20-install\bin\lyx.exe Creating the Installer ====================== The installer for LyX 2.0 is currently being developed.