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[lyx.git] / README

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@@ -33,14 +33,17 @@ What do I need to run LyX?
     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
@@ -85,10 +88,10 @@ How do I upgrade from an earlier LyX version?
 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.