* lyx_main.C (readUIFile): when reading an include file which name

[lyx.git] / INSTALL.Win32

diff --git a/INSTALL.Win32 b/INSTALL.Win32
index 9af56e3ea5f21c2fc80f2325d7beac17d54eac89..8bba61f0ac2446e414537b416441159550228ad0 100644 (file)
--- a/INSTALL.Win32
+++ b/INSTALL.Win32
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 Compiling LyX 1.5 for Win32
 ===========================
 
-LyX 1.5 can be compiled with Microsoft Visual C++ 2005.
+LyX 1.5 can be compiled with Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 or MinGW.
 
-Compiling
-=========
+Compiling with MSVC 2005
+========================
 
 1      Install MSVC 2005
        
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ Compiling
 
        Follow exactly the steps of
        http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/visualc/usingpsdk/
-       (If you get later an error message that "windows.h" cannot be found,
-        create the global Windows environment variable "INCLUDE" and "LIB".
+       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.)
-       
+        platform SDK and of MSVC. LIB contains the corresponding "lib" folders.)
+               
 4      Install Python
        
        Get the latest Python 2.5 version at
@@ -61,10 +61,44 @@ Compiling
        aspell.dll
        iconv.dll
        intl.dll
+       Microsoft.VC80.CRT.manifest
+       msvcp80.dll
+       msvcr80.dll
        QtCore4.dll
        QtGui4.dll
-       (If the files are not on your system, you can download them from
-        http://wiki.lyx.org/uploads/DevelTools/buildLyx/LyXWinBuildDLLs.zip)
+       
+       The Microsoft.VC80.CRT.manifest, QtCore4.dll, and QtGui4.dll should be present on your system.
+       The other files can be downloaded from:
+       http://wiki.lyx.org/uploads/DevelTools/buildLyx/LyXWinBuildDLLs.zip
+
+
+Compiling with MinGW
+====================
+
+1      Install MinGW, and all the gcc-related stuff, and win32api. 
+
+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.
+
+4      Check out lyx svn to c:\lyx-devel\lyx-1.5.x
+
+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.
+
+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
 
 
 Creating the Installer