Compiling with Microsoft Visual C++
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- These instructions assume the LyX source code is installed in C:\LyX\lyx-20
+ These instructions assume the LyX source code is in C:\LyX\lyx-20
You can also use another directory if you prefer.
1 Install MSVC 2010
If you don't have Visual C++ 2010 installed, get the free Express edition from
http://www.microsoft.com/express/Downloads/
- All dependencies are linked against the MSVC 2010 runtime and won't work in
- combination with MSVC 2008. You'll get crashes and other unexpected issues.
+ (All dependencies are linked against the MSVC 2010 runtime and won't work in
+ combination with MSVC 2008. You'll get crashes and other unexpected issues.)
-2 Compile Qt
+2 Install Qt
- Download the latest Qt everywhere open source version from
- http://get.qt.nokia.com/qt/source/ (e.g. qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.7.1.zip).
- Follow the instructions on http://doc.qt.nokia.com/4.7/install-win.html to
- compile using MSVC 2010.
- The pre-compiled version of Qt cannot be used. It uses the 2008 version of the
- MSVC runtime which will result in crashes.
+ Download the latest Qt for Open Source C++ development on Windows (VS2010)
+ from http://qt.nokia.com/downloads/windows-cpp-vs2010.
3 Install Python
- Install the latest Python 2.x version from
+ Install the latest Python 2.x version (not Python 3.x !) from
http://www.python.org/download/
4 Install CMake
- Install the latest CMake from http://www.cmake.org
+ Install the latest CMakescript from
+ http://sourceforge.net/projects/cmakescript/files/latest/download
5 Configure
- - Run the CMake GUI.
+ Open the script file build.bat that you find in your LyX folder
+ C:\LyX\lyx-20\development\cmake
+ with a text editor. Now:
- - Set the source code path to C:\LyX\lyx-20
- Set the build path to C:\LyX\lyx-20-build
- Click Configure and set the generator to Visual Studio 10.
-
- - Enable LYX_DEPENDENCIES_DOWNLOAD and click Configure.
- Pre-compiled dependencies will automatically be downloaded.
+ - Change there "D:\Qt\bin" to the path where you installed Qt
- - Set QT_QMAKE_EXECUTABLE to e.g.
- C:\Qt\qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.7.1\bin\qmake.exe
- and Configure again.
-
- - Enable the LYX_INSTALL option, set CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX to
- C:\LyX\lyx-20-install and click Configure.
-
- - Check the Advanced checkbox.
- Set GETTEXT_MSGFMT_EXECUTABLE to
- C:\LyX\lyx-20-build\msvc2010-deps\deps20\gettext-tools\msgfmt.exe,
- and do the same for the other gettext tools.
-
- - Click Generate.
+ - Set the GNUWIN32_DIR to "C:\LyX\lyx-20\msvc2010-deps"
+ (or wherever you have copied the LyX dependencies)
+ - Set the LYX_SOURCE to "C:\LyX\lyx-20"
+ (or wherever you have copied the LyX source files)
+ - Set the LYX_BUILD to "C:\LyX\lyx-20-build"
+ (or wherever you want to store the compilation result)
+
+ (- If you don't want to use the fast compilation mode for debug builds,
+ remove the statement "-GNinja".)
6 Compile
- A Microsoft Visual C++ solution should have been generated at
- C:\LyX\lyx-20-build\lyx.sln
- Compile the INSTALL project to get a LyX installation in
- C:\LyX\lyx-20-install
-
-7 Copy dependencies
-
- Copy
- - C:\LyX\lyx-20-build\msvc2010-deps\deps20\bin
- - C:\LyX\lyx-20-build\msvc2010-deps\deps20\imagemagick
- - C:\LyX\lyx-20-build\msvc2010-deps\deps20\python
- - C:\LyX\lyx-20-build\msvc2010-deps\deps20\ghostscript
- - C:\LyX\lyx-20-build\msvc2010-deps\deps20\Resources
- to C:\LyX\lyx-20-install
+ - Open a MSVC Command prompt via Windows' start menu and switch
+ to the folder
+ C:\LyX\lyx-20\development\cmake
+ - To build LyX with debugging information for development, execute
+ the build script with the command
+ build devel
+ - To build LyX for a release, execute
+ the script with the command
+ build install
+
+7 Copy dependencies
+
+ Copy
+ - C:\LyX\lyx-20\msvc2010-deps\deps20\bin
+ - C:\LyX\lyx-20\msvc2010-deps\deps20\imagemagick
+ - C:\LyX\lyx-20\msvc2010-deps\deps20\python
+ - C:\LyX\lyx-20\msvc2010-deps\deps20\ghostscript
+ - C:\LyX\lyx-20\msvc2010-deps\deps20\Resources
+ to C:\LyX\lyx-20-build\LYX_INSTALLED\bin (install build)
+ or to C:\LyX\lyx-20-build\bin\Debug (debug build)
And copy from the Qt bin directory
- (e.g. C:\Qt\qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.7.1\bin)
+ (e.g. C:\Qt\bin)
QtCore4.dll
QtGui4.dll
QtCore4d.dll (if compiling Debug version)
QtGui4d.dll (if compiling Debug version)
- to C:\LyX\lyx-20-install\bin
+ to C:\LyX\lyx-20-build\LYX_INSTALLED\bin (install build)
+ or to C:\LyX\lyx-20-build\bin\Debug (debug build)
-8 Define path prefix
+8 Define path prefix
- Add the following line to C:\LyX\lyx-20-install\Resources\lyxrc.dist,
+ Add the following line to C:\LyX\lyx-20-install\Resources\lyxrc.dist,
so LyX will find the bundled tools such as Python, ImageMagick
and Ghostscript:
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