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
- 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.)
- 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
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