A decent LaTeX2e installation (e.g. teTeX for unix) not older
than 1995/12/01.
Python 2.3 or later to convert old LyX files and for helper scripts
+ (note that you need at least Python 2.3.4 for exporting LyX files
+ to a pre-unicode format, as previous versions are affected by a bug
+ about the normalization of unicode strings)
How does the LyX version scheme work?
LyX uses a contiguous numbering scheme for versions, where a
number "1.x.y" indicates a stable release '1.x', maintenance
- release 'y'. In other words, LyX 1.4.0 was the first stable
- release in the 1.4-series of LyX. At the time of writing, the
- latest maintenance release in the 1.4-series was LyX 1.4.4.
+ release 'y'. In other words, LyX 1.5.0 was the first stable
+ release in the 1.5-series of LyX. At the time of writing, the
+ latest maintenance release in the 1.5-series was LyX 1.5.2
Please note that maintenance releases are designed primarily to
fix bugs, and that the file format will _never_ change due to a
What do I need to compile LyX from the source distribution?
* A good C++ compiler. Development is being done mainly with
- gcc/g++, but some others work also. As of LyX 1.5.0, you need at
+ gcc/g++, but some others work also. As of LyX 1.6.0, you need at
least gcc 3.2.x.
- * The Qt4 library, version 4.1.1 or newer.
+ * The Qt4 library, version 4.2.0 or newer.
Read the file "INSTALL" for more information on compiling.