-Many thanks to Steven van Dijk, Claus Hentschel and Miyata Shigeru for
-starting the porting business.
+ > python scons.py -f development/scons/SConstruct mode=release DESTDIR=./test install
+
+For more details about the use of scons, please refer to INSTALL.scons.
+However, be aware that scons is not fully supported on cygwin and you may
+be missing some features (reverse dvi/pdf search, for example) and some
+cygwin-specific ancillary programs that you get when building with autotools.
+
+When lyx is built as outlined above, it will be a X-Window application,
+so you will need a X-server for running it. It is possible to build lyx
+as a cygwin application but using the native Windows GDI backend instead
+of X11. You are referred to the lyx wiki for instructions:
+http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/LyXOnCygwin
+
+
+Acknowledgements
+================
+
+Many thanks to Steven van Dijk, Claus Hentschel and Miyata Shigeru for
+starting the porting business, and Enrico Forestieri for many cygwin-related
+improvements.