Fixes to Format.{h,cpp} following advices from Richard and Vincent.

[lyx.git] / README.Cygwin

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--- a/README.Cygwin
+++ b/README.Cygwin
@@ -2,26 +2,28 @@ LyX/Cygwin
 ==========
 
 Ruurd Reitsma  <R.A.Reitsma@wbmt.tudelft.nl>
-Bo Peng <ben.bob#gmail.com>
+Bo Peng <ben.bob#gmail.com> 
 
 
-Building Lyx under cygwin
-=========================
-
-Two building systems are supported to build lyx under cygwin: the traditional
-autotools (autoconf, automake, make etc), and a scons build system. The latter
-is easier to use and is the preferred method. If you prefer using autotools, 
-you can find detailed instructions at lyx/wiki.
+Building LyX on Cygwin
+======================
 
 To build lyx, you will need to install the following cygwin packages
 
-    aspell        gzip       libiconv     qt4-bin
-    aspell-dev    jpeg       libpng       qt4-devel
-    gcc           libintl    libpng2
-    gettext       libintl1   jpeg
-    gettext-devel libintl2   python
+    aspell        gzip             libiconv           libQtGui4
+    aspell-dev    gettext          libpng             libQtGui4-devel
+    gcc           gettext-devel    libQtCore4         pkg-config
+    gcc4          libintl8         libQtCore4-devel   python
+
+Two building systems can be used to build lyx on cygwin: the traditional
+autotools (autoconf, automake, make etc), and a scons build system.
+The former is the preferred method and it does not differ from building lyx
+on any typical posix system, so you are referred to the INSTALL file.
+Note that it is not advisable using the cmake build system on cygwin for
+the reasons explained here: http://www.cmake.org/Bug/view.php?id=10122
 
-Then, build lyx with command
+If you prefer using scons, you will have to install it separately, as it
+is not available as a cygwin package, and then build lyx with the command
 
     > python scons.py -f development/scons/SConstruct mode=release install
 
@@ -30,6 +32,15 @@ Optionally, you can install to a DESTDIR using a command similar to
     > python scons.py -f development/scons/SConstruct mode=release DESTDIR=./test install
 
 For more details about the use of scons, please refer to INSTALL.scons.
+However, be aware that scons is not fully supported on cygwin and you may
+be missing some features (reverse dvi/pdf search, for example) and some
+cygwin-specific ancillary programs that you get when building with autotools.
+
+When lyx is built as outlined above, it will be a X-Window application,
+so you will need a X-server for running it. It is possible to build lyx
+as a cygwin application but using the native Windows GDI backend instead
+of X11. You are referred to the lyx wiki for instructions:
+http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/LyXOnCygwin
 
 
 Acknowledgements