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[lyx.git] / INSTALL.Win32

diff --git a/INSTALL.Win32 b/INSTALL.Win32
index 944ebdcfb5d29a1d2f1ad2362b643b472c3fb107..f26925f4f61c9debaddc975898a3481b45e6bf63 100644 (file)
--- a/INSTALL.Win32
+++ b/INSTALL.Win32
@@ -4,10 +4,18 @@ Compiling LyX 2.3 for Win32 and creating Windows installer
 It's recommended to compile LyX using Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 and CMake.
 
 
-Compiling with Microsoft Visual C++
+Compiling with Microsoft Visual C++ (MSVC)
 ===================================
 
-       These instructions assume the LyX source code is in C:\LyX\lyx-23
+       The easiest way to install LyX with MSVC is to follow this Wiki page:
+       
+       http://wiki.lyx.org/Windows/Compilation
+       
+       If you find there any errors please write a mail to the lyx-devel mailing list.
+       
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+       
+       The following instructions assume the LyX source code is in C:\LyX\lyx-23
        You can also use another directory if you prefer.
 
 1      Install MSVC 2015
@@ -44,7 +52,12 @@ Compiling with Microsoft Visual C++
 
        Install the latest CMake from http://www.cmake.org
 
-5      Configure
+5      Download dependencies
+
+       Download the LyX for Windows build dependencies from
+       ftp.lyx.de/LyXWinInstaller/lyx-windows-deps-msvc2015.zip
+
+6      Configure
 
        - Open the "Developer Command Prompt for VS2015" from the
          "Visual Studio 2015\Visual Studio Tools" subfolder of the start menu.
@@ -64,23 +77,23 @@ Compiling with Microsoft Visual C++
 
        - Set LYX_USE_QT to QT5 and click Configure.
 
-       - Enable LYX_DEPENDENCIES_DOWNLOAD and click Configure.
-         Pre-compiled dependencies will automatically be downloaded.
-         If you installed the dependencies manually, set GNUWIN32_DIR instead
-         to the folder that contains the dependencies and click Configure.
+       - Set GNUWIN32_DIR to the folder that contains the dependencies.
+         (This alternative does currently not work:
+          Enable LYX_DEPENDENCIES_DOWNLOAD and click Configure.
+          Pre-compiled dependencies will automatically be downloaded.)
 
        - Enable the LYX_INSTALL option and click Configure.
 
        - Click Generate.
 
-6      Compile
+7      Compile
 
        A Microsoft Visual C++ solution should have been generated at
        C:\LyX\lyx-23-build\lyx.sln
        Compile the INSTALL project to get a LyX installation in
        C:\LyX\lyx-23-build\LYX_INSTALLED.
 
-7      Copy dependencies
+8      Copy dependencies
 
        Copy
        - C:\LyX\lyx-23-build\msvc2015-deps\lyx-windows-deps-msvc2015\bin
@@ -103,7 +116,7 @@ Compiling with Microsoft Visual C++
        Qt5WinExtrasd.dll (if compiling Debug version)
        to C:\LyX\lyx-23-build\LYX_INSTALLED\bin
 
-8      Define path prefix
+9      Define path prefix
 
        Add the following line to C:\LyX\lyx-23-build\LYX_INSTALLED\Resources\lyxrc.dist,
        so LyX will find the bundled tools such as Python, ImageMagick
@@ -114,7 +127,7 @@ Compiling with Microsoft Visual C++
        You may also add the location of your LaTeX installation if it's not on the
        system PATH, and the location of JabRef.
 
-9      Start LyX
+10     Start LyX
 
        C:\LyX\lyx-23-build\LYX_INSTALLED\bin\lyx.exe
 
@@ -124,9 +137,7 @@ Creating the Installer
 
        - Get NSIS from http://nsis.sourceforge.net
        - In the LyX source directory, go to development\Win32\packaging\installer
-       - Copy the 3 dll-files from there to the DLL folder of the NSIS installation
-       - Check whether the file locations/paths in settings.nsh match your setup.
-       - Right-click on lyx.nsi and click "Compile NSIS Script".
+       - Follow the steps in the file Readme.txt
 
 
 Compiling with GCC with MinGW64 + MSYS2 Environment using autotools