Fix bug 886 and others not reported related with the document paper size.

[lyx.git] / INSTALL

diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 6a4bd0fbbbfe95fa6e5b05748a10cd9b129c8cdc..a2daf7aecd3779c2d61a76ca49323151468a4d20 100644 (file)
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ These four steps will compile, test and install LyX:
           configures LyX to your system. By default, LyX configures
            the xforms frontend, use --with-frontend=qt to build a Qt
            version. You may have to set
           configures LyX to your system. By default, LyX configures
            the xforms frontend, use --with-frontend=qt to build a Qt
            version. You may have to set

-           --with-qt-dir=<path-to-your-qt-installation> to succeed.
+             --with-qt-dir=<path-to-your-qt-installation>
+           if the environment variable QTDIR is not set. 

 
        2) make
           compiles the program.
 
        2) make
           compiles the program.


@@ -29,9 +30,11 @@ These four steps will compile, test and install LyX:
 Note for CVS checkouts
 ----------------------
 
 Note for CVS checkouts
 ----------------------
 

-If you have checked this out from CVS, you need to have
-automake, autoconf, and gettext installed.  Then,
-type "./autogen.sh" to build the needed configuration
+If you have checked this out from CVS, you need to have:
+* automake >= 1.5
+* autoconf >= 2.52
+* gettext >= 0.12
+Then type "./autogen.sh" to build the needed configuration

 files and proceed as stated below.
 
 You will also probably need GNU m4 (perhaps installed as gm4).
 files and proceed as stated below.
 
 You will also probably need GNU m4 (perhaps installed as gm4).


@@ -41,16 +44,17 @@ Requirements
 
 First of all, you will also need a recent C++ compiler, where recent
 means that the compilers are close to C++ standard conforming.
 
 First of all, you will also need a recent C++ compiler, where recent
 means that the compilers are close to C++ standard conforming.

-Compilers that are known to compile LyX are egcs 1.1.x, gcc 2.95.x and
-later, and Digital C++ version 6.1 and later. Please tell us your
-experience with other compilers. It is _not_ possible to compile LyX
-with gcc 2.7.x and 2.8.x, and this is not likely to change in the
-future.
+Compilers that are known to compile LyX are gcc 2.95.x and later
+and Digital C++ version 6.1 and later. Please tell us your experience
+with other compilers.

 
 

-Note that, contrary to LyX 1.0.x, LyX 1.3.x makes great use of C++
-Standard Template Library (STL); this means that gcc users will have
-to install the relevant libstdc++ library to be able to compile this
-version.
+It is _not_ possible to compile LyX with gcc 2.7.x and 2.8.x.
+
+LyX 1.4.x makes great use of C++ Standard Template Library (STL).
+This means that gcc users will have to install the relevant libstdc++
+library to be able to compile this version of LyX. Users of gcc 2.95.x
+will have to install the STLPort version of these libraries as the
+ones that come with gcc 2.95.x are too broken for us to use.

 
 * xforms frontend
 
 
 * xforms frontend
 


@@ -92,12 +96,8 @@ maths symbols displayed properly. To find out, type:
 at the console. Both RH8 and Debian unstable distributions are known
 to use fontconfig.
 
 at the console. Both RH8 and Debian unstable distributions are known
 to use fontconfig.
 

-If, however, your version of Qt does not use fontconfig, then the
-/usr/local/share/lyx/xfonts directory (or equivalent) should be added to
-the font path. This is done automatically by LyX if LyX is run on
-the local machine, and the X server supports Postscript fonts. If, however,
-you're running LyX remotely, then you'll have to do this step yourself.
-'man xset' is your friend.
+If, however, your version of Qt does not use fontconfig, then TeX
+fonts should be added to the font path. 'man xset' is your friend.

 
 * Other things to note
 
 
 * Other things to note
 


@@ -116,20 +116,13 @@ from:
 
 The two following programs should be available at configuration time:
 
 
 The two following programs should be available at configuration time:
 

-  o Perl (at least 5.002) is needed for the reLyX script. reLyX will
-    not be installed if perl is not found.  If the environment
-    variable PERL is set to point to some program, this value will be
-    used, even if the program does no exist (this can be useful if
-    the machine on which LyX is built is not the one where it will
-    run).
-

   o LaTeX2e should be correctly setup for the user you are logged in
     as. Otherwise, LyX will not be able to run a number of tests. Note
     that users can run these tests manually with Edit>Reconfigure.
 
   o LaTeX2e should be correctly setup for the user you are logged in
     as. Otherwise, LyX will not be able to run a number of tests. Note
     that users can run these tests manually with Edit>Reconfigure.
 

-Finally, you will need to have python 1.5.2 or newer installed to be
-able to import older LyX files with the lyx2lyx script (this script is
-called automatically when opening a file).
+  o Python 1.5.2 or newer installed to be able to import older LyX files
+    with the lyx2lyx script (this script is called automatically when
+    opening a file).

 
 
 Creating the Makefile
 
 
 Creating the Makefile