-Compiling LyX 1.5 for Win32
-===========================
+Compiling LyX 2.4 for Win32 and creating Windows installer
+==========================================================
-LyX 1.5 can be compiled with Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 or MinGW.
+It's recommended to compile LyX using Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 and CMake.
-Compiling with MSVC 2005
-========================
-1 Install MSVC 2005
-
- If you don't have MSVC 2005 installed, download and install the free
- Express edition from http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/visualc/
-
-2 Install the Windows Platform SDK
-
- see: http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/visualc/usingpsdk/
- (You don't need to install the IIS, MDAC, and Tablet PC SDK that are
- delivered with the Platform SDK.)
-
-3 configure MSVC
-
- Follow exactly the steps of
- http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/visualc/usingpsdk/
- In Step 3 follow also the things noted as alternative.
- (If you later get an error message that "windows.h" cannot be found,
- create the global Windows environment variables "INCLUDE" and "LIB".
- INCLUDE contains the paths to the "include" folders of the installed
- platform SDK and of MSVC. LIB contains the corresponding "lib" folders.)
-
-4 Install Python
+Compiling with Microsoft Visual C++ (MSVC)
+===================================
+
+ The easiest way to install LyX with MSVC is to follow this Wiki page:
- Get the latest Python 2.5 version at
- http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.5/
+ http://wiki.lyx.org/Windows/Compilation
- Install in C:\Python25 and add this directory to the PATH environment
- variable (Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Advanced >
- Environment Variables).
+ If you find there any errors please write a mail to the lyx-devel mailing list.
-5 Install SCons
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Download and install SCons 0.96.92 (or newer, but not 0.96.1) from http://www.scons.org/download.php
+ The following instructions assume the LyX source code is in C:\LyX\repo
+ 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 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
+
+ Download the latest Qt online installer for Open Source development on Windows
+ from https://qt.io/download-open-source/
+ 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
+
+ Install the latest Python 3.x version from
+ 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
+
+5 Download dependencies
+
+ 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
+
+6 Configure
+
+ - Open the CMake GUI
-6 Install the dependencies
+ - 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.
+
+ - Click on finish
- Download http://www.lyx.org/~bpeng/lyx-windows-deps-msvc-qt422.zip
- and extract in the root directory of your LyX files (so you will get
- a directory called lyx-windows-deps-msvc next to the other directories
- like src, development etc.).
+ - You will now get an error about missing GNUWIN32 directory.
+
+ - 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.)
+
+ - 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
+
+ - Disable the LYX_EXTERNAL_DTL option
+
+ - Enable the LYX_INSTALL option and click Configure.
+
+ - Click Generate.
+
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
+ 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)
+ 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
- From MS Visual Studio command prompt (not the regular cmd.exe),
- run development\Win32\packaging\build_msvc.bat
-
-8 First start of LyX
-
- To start the just compiled lyx.exe, it is necessary to copy the following
- files to the folder where the just compiled "lyx.exe" is:
-
- Aiksaurus.dll
- aspell.dll
- iconv.dll
- intl.dll
- Microsoft.VC80.CRT.manifest
- msvcp80.dll
- msvcr80.dll
- QtCore4.dll
- QtGui4.dll
-
- All files except of the msvcp80.dll and msvcr80.dll should be present on your system.
- The missing files can be downloaded from:
- http://wiki.lyx.org/uploads/DevelTools/buildLyx/LyXWinBuildDLLs.zip
- (Currently there is a bug in the aspell.dll, so use the version that is delivered in this zip-file.)
+ - 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
+
+ C:\LyX\build\LYX_INSTALLED\bin\lyx.exe
+
+10 Define path prefix
+ In LyX use the menu Tools->Preferences
+ There input the the following the the field "Path prefix":
-Compiling with MinGW
-====================
+ "$LyXDir\bin;$LyXDir\Python;$LyXDir\imagemagick;$LyXDir\ghostscript"
-1 Install MinGW, and all the gcc-related stuff, and win32api.
+ You may also add the location of your LaTeX installation if it's not on the
+ system PATH, and the location of JabRef.
-2 download qt-win-opensource-4.x.x-mingw.exe and install to c:\qt\4.2.2.
-3 install python and scons as instructed above. Set $path for python
- to make your life a bit easier.
+Debugging
+=========
-4 Check out lyx svn to c:\lyx-devel\lyx-1.5.x
+ - Open LyX.sln
-5 Download zlib binaries and developer files (zlib-1.2.3-bin.zip and
- zlib-1.2.3-lib.zip) from http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/zlib.htm
- libiconv from http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/libiconv.htm
- gettext from http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/gettext.htm
- unpack all of them to the same directory c:\lyx-devel\mingw_deps.
+ - In Solution Explorer open applications\LyX\LyX\main.cpp, the main function is the entry point,
+ you can e.g. place breakpoints in there.
-6 start a command window, run commands:
- $ cd c:\lyx-devel\lyx-1.5.x
- $ scons -f development\scons\SConstruct \
- extra_lib_path=..\mingw_deps\lib \
- extra_inc_path=..\mingw_deps\include \
- extra_bin_path=..\mingw_deps\bin \
- qt_dir=c:\qt\4.2.2 \
- DESTDIR=..\lyx-1.5-install \
- install
+ - 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
======================
-
- To create an installer with LyX and all related components, download
- and install the latest NSIS from http://nsis.sourceforge.net
-
- Open development\Win32\packaging\installer\setttings.user.nsh and modify
- the settings depending on your build environment.
-
- Finally, go to development\Win32\packaging\installer
- (in a normal Windows Explorer), right-click on lyx.nsi and click
- "Compile NSIS Script".
-
- You can also use the installer target of scons. Namely, use a command like
- $ scons -f development\scons\SConscript installer
- This will create $BUILDDIR\lyx-version-timestamp-Installer.exe for a devel version,
- and $BUILDDIR\lyx-version-Install.exe for a released version of lyx.
+
+ - The installer is done with NSIS from http://nsis.sourceforge.net
+ - In the LyX source directory, go to development\Win32\packaging\installer
+ - Follow the steps in the file Readme.txt
+
+
+Compiling with GCC with MinGW64 + MSYS2 Environment using autotools
+===================================================================
+1 Install MSYS2, MINGW64, Qt5+
+ https://wiki.qt.io/MSYS2
+2 Install bc (Bench calculater), which autotools uses for some reason to compile LyX
+ pacman -S bc
+3 Run the standard autotools install (Adapt paths and arguments accordingly)
+ ./autogen.sh
+ ./configure --without-x --enable-qt5 --disable-debug --enable-optimization --prefix=/mingw64
+ make
+ make install
+
+
+Cross-Compiling on unix with MXE using autotools
+=================================================
+1 Install MXE: http://mxe.cc
+ You can either install from sources, the generic .tar binaries or debian .deb packages.
+ Installing the following .deb packages will drag in all needed dependencies:
+ mxe-x86-64-w64-mingw32.shared-file
+ mxe-x86-64-w64-mingw32.shared-gcc
+ mxe-x86-64-w64-mingw32.shared-libiconv
+ mxe-x86-64-w64-mingw32.shared-qtimageformats
+ mxe-x86-64-w64-mingw32.shared-qtsvg
+ mxe-x86-64-w64-mingw32.shared-qtwinextras
+ Of course you can also use the static and/or 32bit versions.
+2 Run the standard autotools install (Adapt paths and arguments accordingly)
+ ./autogen.sh
+ mkdir builddir-mingw
+ cd builddir-mingw
+ PATH="/usr/lib/mxe/usr/bin:$PATH" ../configure --host=x86-64-w64-mingw32.shared --with-qt-dir=/usr/lib/mxe/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32.shared/qt5 --enable-qt5 --with-included-boost --with-included-hunspell --with-included-mythes --disable-debug --enable-optimization --prefix=/mingw64
+ PATH="/usr/lib/mxe/usr/bin:$PATH" make
+ PATH="/usr/lib/mxe/usr/bin:$PATH" DESTDIR=/tmp/lyxinstall make install
+ This uses the paths from the 64bit shared MXE version installed from .deb packages.
+3 If you want to run the resulting lyx.exe from the build directory using wine,
+ create symlinks for all needed .dlls:
+ cd builddir-mingw/src
+ ln -s /usr/lib/mxe/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32.shared/bin/*.dll .
+ ln -s /usr/lib/mxe/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32.shared/qt5/bin/*.dll .
+ wine64 lyx.exe
+
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