(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
Download the latest Qt online installer for Open Source development on Windows
e.g. to C:\Qt\5.12.6\msvc2017_64 or C:\Qt\5.12.6\msvc2017 depending on which platform you have chosen
If you cant find this option, simply add a new entry of type "path" manually
+ - Disable the LYX_EXTERNAL_DTL option
+
- Enable the LYX_INSTALL option and click Configure.
- Click Generate.
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
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Creating the Installer
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- - 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
- Follow the steps in the file Readme.txt