X-Git-Url: https://git.lyx.org/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=INSTALL.Win32;h=19214b7a5e17f133b60ba92f478f4e3c082a29cb;hb=ea3154184833f4f2426eb2a956878e83ddd822d9;hp=080de517c922c5c1d66a073b3fe8cdba89d2a361;hpb=b61b9cc6a4fb54d47ca15a24b9c483f5cca55ae7;p=lyx.git diff --git a/INSTALL.Win32 b/INSTALL.Win32 index 080de517c9..19214b7a5e 100644 --- a/INSTALL.Win32 +++ b/INSTALL.Win32 @@ -1,56 +1,109 @@ -Compiling LyX 1.5 for Win32 -=========================== +Compiling LyX 2.0 for Win32 and creating Windows installer +========================================================== -LyX 1.5 can be compiled with Microsoft Visual C++ 2005. +It's recommended to compile LyX using Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 and CMake. +Pre-compiled packages with dependencies are provided for this environment. -Compiling -========= -1 Install MSVC 2005 - - If you don't have MSVC 2005 installed, download and install the free - Express edition from http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/visualc/ - - You also need to install the Platform SDK, see - http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/visualc/usingpsdk/ - -2 Install Python - - Get the latest Python 2.5 version at - http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.5/ - - Install in C:\Python25 and add this directory to the PATH environment - variable (Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Advanced > - Environment Variables). - -3 Install SCons - - Download and install SCons 0.96.92 from http://www.scons.org/download.php - -4 Install the dependencies - - Download ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/contrib/lyx-windows-deps-msvc-qt4.zip - and extract in the root directory of your LyX files (so you will get - a directory called lyx-windows-deps-msvc next to the other directories - like src, development etc.). - -5 Compile +Compiling with Microsoft Visual C++ +=================================== + + These instructions assume the LyX source code is in C:\LyX\lyx-20 + You can also use another directory if you prefer. + +1 Install MSVC 2010 + + If you don't have Visual C++ 2010 installed, get the free Express edition from + http://www.microsoft.com/express/Downloads/ + + (All dependencies are linked against the MSVC 2010 runtime and won't work in + combination with MSVC 2008. You'll get crashes and other unexpected issues.) + +2 Install Qt + + Download the latest Qt for Open Source C++ development on Windows (VS2010) + from http://qt.nokia.com/downloads/windows-cpp-vs2010. + +3 Install Python + + Install the latest Python 2.x version (not Python 3.x !) from + http://www.python.org/download/ + +4 Install CMake + + Install the latest CMakescript from + http://sourceforge.net/projects/cmakescript/files/latest/download + +5 Configure + + Open the script file build.bat that you find in your LyX folder + C:\LyX\lyx-20\development\cmake + with a text editor. Now: + + - Change there "D:\Qt\bin" to the path where you installed Qt - Run development\Win32\packaging\build_msvc.bat + - Set the GNUWIN32_DIR to "C:\LyX\lyx-20\msvc2010-deps" + (or wherever you have copied the LyX dependencies) + - Set the LYX_SOURCE to "C:\LyX\lyx-20" + (or wherever you have copied the LyX source files) + - Set the LYX_BUILD to "C:\LyX\lyx-20-build" + (or wherever you want to store the compilation result) + + (- If you don't want to use the fast compilation mode for debug builds, + remove the statement "-GNinja".) + +6 Compile + + - Open a MSVC Command prompt via Windows' start menu and switch + to the folder + C:\LyX\lyx-20\development\cmake + - To build LyX with debugging information for development, execute + the build script with the command + build devel + - To build LyX for a release, execute + the script with the command + build install + +7 Copy dependencies + + Copy + - C:\LyX\lyx-20\msvc2010-deps\deps20\bin + - C:\LyX\lyx-20\msvc2010-deps\deps20\imagemagick + - C:\LyX\lyx-20\msvc2010-deps\deps20\python + - C:\LyX\lyx-20\msvc2010-deps\deps20\ghostscript + - C:\LyX\lyx-20\msvc2010-deps\deps20\Resources + to C:\LyX\lyx-20-build\LYX_INSTALLED\bin (install build) + or to C:\LyX\lyx-20-build\bin\Debug (debug build) + + And copy from the Qt bin directory + (e.g. C:\Qt\bin) + QtCore4.dll + QtGui4.dll + QtCore4d.dll (if compiling Debug version) + QtGui4d.dll (if compiling Debug version) + to C:\LyX\lyx-20-build\LYX_INSTALLED\bin (install build) + or to C:\LyX\lyx-20-build\bin\Debug (debug build) + +8 Define path prefix + + Add the following line to C:\LyX\lyx-20-install\Resources\lyxrc.dist, + so LyX will find the bundled tools such as Python, ImageMagick + and Ghostscript: + + \path_prefix "$LyXDir\bin;$LyXDir\python;$LyXDir\imagemagick;$LyXDir\ghostscript" + + You may also add the location of your LaTeX installation if it's not on the + system PATH, and the location of JabRef. + +9 Start LyX + + C:\LyX\lyx-20-install\bin\lyx.exe + Creating the Installer ====================== - - To create an installer with LyX and all related components, download - and install the latest NSIS from http://nsis.sourceforge.net - - Also download the InetLoad plug-in from - http://nsis.sourceforge.net/InetLoad_plug-in and save InetLoad.dll in - the NSIS Plugins directory. - - Open development\Win32\packaging\installer\setttings.user.nsh and modify - the settings depending on your build environment. - - Finally, go to development\Win32\packaging\installer - (in a normal Windows Explorer), right-click on lyx.nsi and click - "Compile NSIS Script". + + - Get NSIS from http://nsis.sourceforge.net + - In the LyX source directory, go to development\Win32\packaging\installer + - Check whether the file locations in settings.nsh match your setup. + - Right-click on lyx.nsi and click "Compile NSIS Script".