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[lyx.git] / INSTALL.Win32

diff --git a/INSTALL.Win32 b/INSTALL.Win32
index 592d5e913fd5dcbe799bee349facc37ee87edc14..e74e3b2794d208cd73960a393a12af2811674c04 100644 (file)
--- a/INSTALL.Win32
+++ b/INSTALL.Win32
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ Compiling with Microsoft Visual C++ (MSVC)
        (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
@@ -56,9 +60,10 @@ Compiling with Microsoft Visual C++ (MSVC)
 5      Download dependencies
 
        Download the LyX for Windows build dependencies from
-       ftp.lyx.de/LyXWinInstaller/lyx-windows-deps-msvc2017.zip
+       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\lyx-windows-deps-msvc2017
+       C:\LyX
        This is the later needed GNUWIN32 directory
 
 6      Configure
@@ -74,7 +79,7 @@ Compiling with Microsoft Visual C++ (MSVC)
        
        - You will now get an error about missing GNUWIN32 directory.
 
-       - Set GNUWIN32_DIR to the folder that contains the dependencies.
+       - 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.)
@@ -85,6 +90,8 @@ Compiling with Microsoft Visual C++ (MSVC)
          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.
@@ -170,6 +177,8 @@ Debugging
          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
 =========================================
@@ -179,18 +188,22 @@ Creating a patch file containing a bugfix
 
        - 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), if there is a bugreport for it
-         put the Ticket nr. as description.
+       - 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
 ======================
 
-       - 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