* UserGuide - add sentence about graphic groups unification.

[lyx.git] / README

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+++ b/README
@@ -33,10 +33,8 @@ What do I need to run LyX?
     A decent LaTeX2e installation (e.g. TeX Live for Linux, MikTeX for
     Windows).
 
-    Python 2.4 or later to convert old LyX files and for helper scripts.
-    Note 1: Python 2.4 or later is required due to the subprocess module.
-    Note 2: Python 2.6 or later is recommended on Windows.
-    Note 3: Python 3.0 or later is not supported.
+    Python 2.7 to convert old LyX files and for helper scripts.
+    Note: Python 3 (3.3 or later) support is work in progress.
 
 How does the LyX version scheme work?
 
@@ -70,13 +68,13 @@ How does the LyX version scheme work?
     shows that these releases will contain a few new features, and
     that the bulk of the patches will be documentation updates.
 
-    If you get the source from Subversion, the version string will
-    look like one of:
+    If you get the source from Git, the version string will look like
+    one of:
 
-       1.5.1svn     -- this is the stable branch on which maintenance
-               release 1.5.1 will eventually be tagged.
-       1.6.0svn     -- this is the main branch on which stable
-               release 1.6.0 will eventually be tagged.
+       2.0.6dev     -- this is the stable branch on which maintenance
+               release 2.0.6 will eventually be tagged.
+       2.1.0dev     -- this is the main branch on which stable
+               release 2.1.0 will eventually be tagged.
 
 What's new?
 
@@ -89,11 +87,11 @@ 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 1.6.0, you need at
-      least gcc 3.2.x.
+      gcc/g++, but some others work also. As of LyX 2.3.0, you need
+      at least gcc 4.6.x.
 
-    * The Qt4 library, at least version 4.5.0. For all features
-      newer versions (e.g. Qt 4.8) are recommended.
+    * The Qt4 library, at least version 4.8.0. For all features
+      newer versions (e.g. Qt 5.6) are recommended.
 
     Read the file "INSTALL" for more information on compiling.