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-Compiling LyX 2.3 for Win32 and creating Windows installer
+Compiling LyX 2.4 for Win32 and creating Windows installer

 ==========================================================
 
 ==========================================================
 

-It's recommended to compile LyX using Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 and CMake.
+It's recommended to compile LyX using Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 and CMake.

 
 
 
 

-Compiling with Microsoft Visual C++
+Compiling with Microsoft Visual C++ (MSVC)

 ===================================
 
 ===================================
 

-       These instructions assume the LyX source code is in C:\LyX\lyx-23
+       The easiest way to install LyX with MSVC is to follow this Wiki page:
+       
+       http://wiki.lyx.org/Windows/Compilation
+       
+       If you find there any errors please write a mail to the lyx-devel mailing list.
+       
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+       
+       The following instructions assume the LyX source code is in C:\LyX\repo

        You can also use another directory if you prefer.
        You can also use another directory if you prefer.

+       For repository cloning and version control you can use Git https://git-scm.com/download/win
+       or the Team Explorer in Visual Studio 2019

 
 

-1      Install MSVC 2015
-
-       If you don't have Visual C++ 2015 installed, get the free Community edition
-       from https://www.visualstudio.com/. Make sure that the following two
-       features are selected for installation:
-       - "Visual C++" from "Programming languages" (only the first option
-         "Common Tools for Visual C++ 2015" is needed)
-       - "Tools and Windows SDKs" from "Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.0/8.1 Tools"
-       The latter one requires Windows 8.1. If you use an older windows version
-       please install the "Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) für Windows 8.1"
-       from https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/downloads/windows-8-1-sdk.
-       This version requires at least Windows 7.
-       If the build complains later that it cannot find the file
-       C:\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props then the SDK is not installed properly.
+1      Install MSVC 2019
+
+       If you don't have Visual C++ 2019 installed, get the free Community edition
+       from https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/thank-you-downloading-visual-studio/?sku=Community&rel=16
+       You will need the Workload "Desktopdevelopment with C++" and you can also install Python 3
+       (either selecting Python-Development workload or just Python 3 in the individual components tab)
+       in the Visual Studio installer, so that you don't have to install it separately
+
+       You may also want to install following extensions:
+       - Qt Visual Studio Tools: enables preview of some Qt variables, like QString, while debugging
+       - Concurrency Visualizer for Visual Studio: graphically shows which thread does what and when

 
 2      Install Qt
 
 
 2      Install Qt
 

-       Download the latest Qt for Open Source C++ development on Windows (VS2015)
+       Download the latest Qt online installer for Open Source development on Windows

        from https://qt.io/download-open-source/
        from https://qt.io/download-open-source/

-       Qt 5.6.x is recommended, but 5.7.x or later versions should work as well.
-       If you want to build LyX as 32bit application, you need Qt x86.
-       If you want to build LyX as 64bit application, you need Qt x64.
-       Make sure that the bin subfolder of the Qt installation (e.g.
-       C:\Qt\Qt5.6.1\5.6\msvc2015\bin) is listed in the PATH environment variable.
+       Qt 5.12.x is recommended, but 5.9.x or later versions should work as well.
+       The newest Qt is 5.12.6, in the installer you will need to expand that category and mark MSVC 2017 32-bit and/or
+       MSVC 2017 64-bit, depending on which versions of LyX you want to build.
+       Qt6 only delivers prebuild 64 bit binaries. If you install Qt6, you will also need to check
+       "Qt 5 Compatiblity Module"
+       Note, you dont need to Install the "old" 2017 build tools in Visual Studio installer,
+       the 2019 ones are compatible with MSVC 2017 kits installed with Qt.
+       Qt should install in C:\Qt.

 
 3      Install Python
 
 
 3      Install Python
 

-       Install the latest Python 2.x or 3.x version from
+       Install the latest Python 3.x version from

        https://www.python.org/downloads/
        https://www.python.org/downloads/

+       Assure that you use the installer option "Add Python 3.x to PATH"
+       If you install Python through Visual Studio installer, just find it under Settings > Apps,
+       select "Change" and enable the "Add to PATH" option; or add the path, in which the python.exe
+       is located manually to the PATH environment variable, should be something like:
+       C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Shared\Python37_64

 
 4      Install CMake
 
        Install the latest CMake from http://www.cmake.org
 
 
 4      Install CMake
 
        Install the latest CMake from http://www.cmake.org
 

-5      Configure
-
-       - Open the "Developer Command Prompt for VS2015" from the
-         "Visual Studio 2015\Visual Studio Tools" subfolder of the start menu.
-         Run the CMake GUI from the command window that was opened.
-         Alternatively, you can create a .bat file that first contains the line
-         call "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\vcvarsall.bat" x86
-         and then calls the CMake GUI and use this .bat file to start CMake.
-         This is for building a 32bit LyX, if you want to build a 64bit LyX replace
-         'x86' by 'amd64'.
-         The MSVC 2015 command prompt or vcvarsall.bat set some environment
-         variables that are needed for CMake to find the compiler.
+5      Download dependencies

 
 

-       - Set the source code path to C:\LyX\lyx-23
-         Set the build path to C:\LyX\lyx-23-build
-         Click Configure and set the generator to "Visual Studio 14 2015" to
-         build a 32bit LyX or "Visual Studio 14 2015 Win64" to build a 64bit LyX.
+       Download the LyX for Windows build dependencies from
+       http://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/devel/win_deps/
+       there are 64 (lyx-windows-deps-msvc2019_64.zip) and 32 (lyx-windows-deps-msvc2019_32.zip) bit dependencies
+       and extract it e.g. to 
+       C:\LyX
+       This is the later needed GNUWIN32 directory

 
 

-       - Set LYX_USE_QT to QT5 and click Configure.
+6      Configure

 
 

-       - Enable LYX_DEPENDENCIES_DOWNLOAD and click Configure.
-         Pre-compiled dependencies will automatically be downloaded.
-         If you installed the dependencies manually, set GNUWIN32_DIR instead
-         to the folder that contains the dependencies and click Configure.
+       - Open the CMake GUI
+       
+       - Set the source code path to C:\LyX\repo
+         Set the build path to e.g. C:\LyX\build
+         Click Configure and set the generator to "Visual Studio 16 2019".
+         Select the platform (Win32 or x64) you wish to compile for.

 
 

-       - Enable the LYX_INSTALL option and click Configure.
+       - Click on finish
+       
+       - You will now get an error about missing GNUWIN32 directory.

 
 

-       - Click Generate.
+       - Set GNUWIN32_DIR to the folder that contains the dependencies (keep the bit version in mind).
+         (This alternative does currently not work:
+          Enable LYX_DEPENDENCIES_DOWNLOAD and click Configure.
+          Pre-compiled dependencies will automatically be downloaded.)

 
 

-6      Compile
+       - Set LYX_USE_QT to QT5 or Qt6 depending with which one you want to compile.
+       
+       - set CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH to the path of a Qt-kit
+         e.g. to C:\Qt\5.12.6\msvc2017_64 or C:\Qt\5.12.6\msvc2017 or C:\Qt\6.1.0\msvc2019_64
+         depending on which platform you have chosen
+         If you cant find this option, simply add a new entry of type "path" manually

 
 

-       A Microsoft Visual C++ solution should have been generated at
-       C:\LyX\lyx-23-build\lyx.sln
-       Compile the INSTALL project to get a LyX installation in
-       C:\LyX\lyx-23-build\LYX_INSTALLED.
+       - Disable the LYX_EXTERNAL_DTL option

 
 

-7      Copy dependencies
+       - Enable the LYX_INSTALL option and click Configure.

 
 

-       Copy
-       - C:\LyX\lyx-23-build\msvc2015-deps\lyx-windows-deps-msvc2015\bin
-       - C:\LyX\lyx-23-build\msvc2015-deps\lyx-windows-deps-msvc2015\imagemagick
-       - C:\LyX\lyx-23-build\msvc2015-deps\lyx-windows-deps-msvc2015\Python
-       - C:\LyX\lyx-23-build\msvc2015-deps\lyx-windows-deps-msvc2015\ghostscript
-       - C:\LyX\lyx-23-build\msvc2015-deps\lyx-windows-deps-msvc2015\Resources
-       to C:\LyX\lyx-23-build\LYX_INSTALLED
+       - Click Generate.

 
 

-       And copy from the Qt bin directory (see item 2 "Install Qt" above)
+7      Compile
+
+       A Microsoft Visual C++ solution should has been generated at
+       C:\LyX\build\lyx.sln
+       - Open the lyx.sln by double-clicking on it
+       - This solution file contains multiple projects in different folders.
+       - In solution explorer find the project "INSTALL" in the "CMakeTargets" folder, rightlick > Build
+       - If you get an error, that something has failed, try going Build > Build solution at the top menu bar
+         and then rebuild the INSTALL project
+         
+
+8      Copy dependencies
+
+       - Compiling the INSTALL project creates the folder C:\LyX\build\LYX_INSTALLED containing the files 
+         needed to run LyX
+
+       - Copy these folders:
+       C:\LyX\lyx-windows-deps-msvc2017\bin
+       C:\LyX\lyx-windows-deps-msvc2017\imagemagick
+       C:\LyX\lyx-windows-deps-msvc2017\Python
+       C:\LyX\lyx-windows-deps-msvc2017\ghostscript
+       C:\LyX\lyx-windows-deps-msvc2017\Resources
+       to C:\LyX\build\LYX_INSTALLED
+       (allow the request to overwrite)
+
+       - Go to the Qt-kit directory, which you have specified as CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH, enter the bin folder
+         Copy these files:

        Qt5Core.dll
        Qt5Gui.dll
        Qt5Svg.dll
        Qt5Core.dll
        Qt5Gui.dll
        Qt5Svg.dll

+       Qt5Widgets.dll
+       Qt5WinExtras.dll
+       Qt6Core5Compat.dll (if compiling with Qt6)

        Qt5Cored.dll (if compiling Debug version)
        Qt5Guid.dll (if compiling Debug version)
        Qt5Svgd.dll (if compiling Debug version)
        Qt5Cored.dll (if compiling Debug version)
        Qt5Guid.dll (if compiling Debug version)
        Qt5Svgd.dll (if compiling Debug version)

-       to C:\LyX\lyx-23-build\LYX_INSTALLED\bin
+       Qt5Widgetsd.dll (if compiling Debug version)
+       Qt5WinExtrasd.dll (if compiling Debug version)
+       Qt6Core5Compatd.dll (if compiling with Qt6 and debug version)
+       to C:\LyX\build\LYX_INSTALLED\bin
+       
+       - Go to the Qt-kit directory, which you have specified as CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH, enter the plugins folder
+         Copy these subdirectories: 
+       iconengines
+       imageformats
+       platforms
+       styles
+       to C:\LyX\build\LYX_INSTALLED\bin
+
+9      Start LyX

 
 

-8      Define path prefix
+       C:\LyX\build\LYX_INSTALLED\bin\lyx.exe

 
 

-       Add the following line to C:\LyX\lyx-23-build\LYX_INSTALLED\Resources\lyxrc.dist,
-       so LyX will find the bundled tools such as Python, ImageMagick
-       and Ghostscript:
+10     Define path prefix

 
 

-       \path_prefix "$LyXDir\bin;$LyXDir\Python;$LyXDir\imagemagick;$LyXDir\ghostscript"
+       In LyX use the menu Tools->Preferences
+       There input the the following the the field "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.
 
 
        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-23-build\LYX_INSTALLED\bin\lyx.exe
+Debugging
+=========
+
+       - Open LyX.sln
+
+       - In Solution Explorer open applications\LyX\LyX\main.cpp, the main function is the entry point,
+         you can e.g. place breakpoints in there.
+
+       - On the menu bar in Solution Explorer there is a button "Switch Views", click on that and choose "Folder view"
+         (to go back to normal view, click Switch Views again and choose "LyX.sln")
+
+       - In folder view find "LyX.exe" in "LYX_INSTALLED\bin" folder, rightclick > Set as Startup Item
+
+       - Start debugging with F5, clicking the Debug button (it shows now "LyX.exe") or rigchtlicking on LyX.exe in 
+         Solution Explorer - Folder View and choosing "Debug".
+         (Starting debugging will have to be always with active Folder View. Attempting to start debugging with 
+         normal view active will start LyX.exe located in e.g. C:\LyX\build\bin\Debug, it won't find the dependencies
+         and will therefore fail. Once debugging has started you can switch back to normal view of the Solution Explorer)
+
+       - Don't forget to build the INSTALL project each time you change the source code.
+
+
+Creating a patch file containing a bugfix
+=========================================
+
+       If you managed to fix a bug but dont have the rights to push your commits, you will want to create a patch file
+       and share it with other developers. To do so you will have to do following:
+
+       - Make sure you are working on the newest versions, pull from git before you start bugfixing.
+
+       - After fixing a bug create a commit (it will be on your local repo and not on server), choose an approproate description, 
+         e.g. the ticket nr. if there is a bugreport for it
+
+       - Use this command in git bash:
+       git format-patch -1 HEAD
+       it will create a patch file in your repository folder, this is what you share.
+
+       Another usefull command is
+       git diff --cached > file.diff
+       which will create a .diff file of staged changes. There is no option for the description with it though.

 
 
 Creating the Installer
 ======================
 
 
 
 Creating the Installer
 ======================
 

-       - Get NSIS from http://nsis.sourceforge.net
+       - The installer is done with NSIS from http://nsis.sourceforge.net

        - In the LyX source directory, go to development\Win32\packaging\installer
        - In the LyX source directory, go to development\Win32\packaging\installer

-       - Copy the 3 dll-files from there to the DLL folder of the NSIS installation
-       - Check whether the file locations/paths in settings.nsh match your setup.
-       - Right-click on lyx.nsi and click "Compile NSIS Script".
+       - Follow the steps in the file Readme.txt

 
 
 Compiling with GCC with MinGW64 + MSYS2 Environment using autotools
 
 
 Compiling with GCC with MinGW64 + MSYS2 Environment using autotools