X-Git-Url: https://git.lyx.org/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;ds=sidebyside;f=INSTALL.Win32;h=2f548dc8099df93b511786ef007b9633a942b43a;hb=7cb50d70086faafb22a7dd8ca779278a0f9310e9;hp=592d5e913fd5dcbe799bee349facc37ee87edc14;hpb=949818959aa2a4ac57548a7ec13a4de0a5a76c50;p=lyx.git

diff --git a/INSTALL.Win32 b/INSTALL.Win32
index 592d5e913f..2f548dc809 100644
--- a/INSTALL.Win32
+++ b/INSTALL.Win32
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ Compiling with Microsoft Visual C++ (MSVC)
 	(either selecting Python-Development workload or just Python 3 in the individual components tab)
 	in the Visual Studio installer, so that you don't have to install it separately
 
+	You may also want to install following extensions:
+	- Qt Visual Studio Tools: enables preview of some Qt variables, like QString, while debugging
+	- Concurrency Visualizer for Visual Studio: graphically shows which thread does what and when
+
 2	Install Qt
 
 	Download the latest Qt online installer for Open Source development on Windows
@@ -85,6 +89,8 @@ Compiling with Microsoft Visual C++ (MSVC)
 	  e.g. to C:\Qt\5.12.6\msvc2017_64 or C:\Qt\5.12.6\msvc2017 depending on which platform you have chosen
 	  If you cant find this option, simply add a new entry of type "path" manually
 
+	- Disable the LYX_EXTERNAL_DTL option
+
 	- Enable the LYX_INSTALL option and click Configure.
 
 	- Click Generate.
@@ -170,6 +176,8 @@ Debugging
 	  normal view active will start LyX.exe located in e.g. C:\LyX\build\bin\Debug, it won't find the dependencies
 	  and will therefore fail. Once debugging has started you can switch back to normal view of the Solution Explorer)
 
+	- Don't forget to build the INSTALL project each time you change the source code.
+
 
 Creating a patch file containing a bugfix
 =========================================
@@ -190,7 +198,7 @@ Creating a patch file containing a bugfix
 Creating the Installer
 ======================
 
-	- Get NSIS from http://nsis.sourceforge.net
+	- The installer is done with NSIS from http://nsis.sourceforge.net
 	- In the LyX source directory, go to development\Win32\packaging\installer
 	- Follow the steps in the file Readme.txt