Building LyX with CMake CMake 2.4.2 or CVS version from www.cmake.org Building Visual C++ 2005 project files: - install Visual C++ 2005 - install Platform SDK 2005, "Core" and "Web Workshop" - add include and library paths of the SDK to the IDE search paths, menu: Tools->Options->VC++ directories->Library files + Include files - install zlib (www.zlib.net) into %ProgramFiles%/GnuWin32/include+lib or %ProgramFiles%/zlib/include+lib - create a build directory, e.g. .../trunk/../build - call in the build directory 'cmake ..\trunk\development\cmake' - start lyx.sln To generate other build files call 'cmake' which shows a list of possibilities.