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-********** WARNING **********
-
-This file is out-dated!
-
-Its description is based on the xforms frontend, which was dropped in
-LyX 1.5. This file should eventually be adjusted to the qt4 frontend.
-
-*****************************
-

 Here is what to do to make a binary rpm using the spec file lyx.spec.
 The description below apply only to the Intel platform, but only minor
 changes should be needed for other platforms.
 
 Here is what to do to make a binary rpm using the spec file lyx.spec.
 The description below apply only to the Intel platform, but only minor
 changes should be needed for other platforms.
 

-1) Install xforms-88 or later. You can find an xforms-0.88 rpm
-at
+1) Install qt-4.2.2 or later. If you are using RPMs, make sure to install
+   the qt-devel packages as well.

 
 

-ftp://moni.msci.memphis.edu/pub
+2) Install LaTeX. You can do this using RPMs from your distribution that
+   might be split in multiple packages (e.g. texlive, texlive-latex),
+   or you can install TeXLive straight from the DVD.

 
 

-2) Install LaTeX.  You can do this using rpms (you need tetex-xdvi,
-tetex, tetex-latex) from your RH distribution.
+3) Copy lyx.spec to the SPECS directory (on Redhat, this is located at
+   /usr/src/redhat/SPECS, on other systems at /usr/src/packages/SPECS)

 
 

-3) Copy lyx.spec to /usr/src/redhat/SPECS
-
-4) Copy lyx-1.0.0.tar.gz to /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES
+4) Copy the tarball (lyx-2.x.y.tar.gz) to your SOURCES directory (located
+   in the same path as SPECS, e.g. /usr/src/packages/SOURCES).

 
 5) Issue the command
 
 
 5) Issue the command
 

-       rpm -bb /usr/src/redhat/SPECS/lyx.spec
+       rpmbuild -bb /usr/src/packages/SPECS/lyx.spec
+
+(adjust the path if needed)

 
 

-This builds the binary rpm, and puts it in /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386.
-Note that building lyx requires about 35M free space on your disk.
+This builds the binary rpm, and puts it in /usr/src/packages/RPMS/i386
+(alternatively in /i586 or /x86_64, depending on your system).
+Note that building lyx requires about 150M free space on your disk.

 
 6) Now install the package:
 
 
 6) Now install the package:
 

-       rpm -Uvh /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386/lyx-1.0.0-1.i386.rpm
+       rpm -Uvh /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386/lyx-2.x.y-1.i386.rpm

 
 

-If you get dependency errors about xforms or tetex, then you need to
-use the --nodeps option (because you installed xforms or tetex not in
+(again, adjust the path and filename as needed)
+
+If you get dependency errors about qt4 or tetex/texlive, then you need to
+use the --nodeps option (because you installed qt4 or TeX not in

 rpm form):
 
 rpm form):
 

-        rpm -Uvh --nodeps /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386/lyx-1.0.0-1.i386.rpm
+        rpm -Uvh --nodeps /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386/lyx-2.x.y-1.i386.rpm
+
+(again, adjust the path and filename as needed)

 
 You should not get any more errors.
 
 
 You should not get any more errors.