X-Git-Url: https://git.lyx.org/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=INSTALL.Win32;h=aecd1d3644d38f9466fd8d4c0446bb6b69a47a8a;hb=9d3917a4b67f66f1eb8442b941c95f753c0c01f7;hp=19214b7a5e17f133b60ba92f478f4e3c082a29cb;hpb=9236a93894f6a182eb17a219b216eff747e50a27;p=lyx.git diff --git a/INSTALL.Win32 b/INSTALL.Win32 index 19214b7a5e..aecd1d3644 100644 --- a/INSTALL.Win32 +++ b/INSTALL.Win32 @@ -1,103 +1,18 @@ -Compiling LyX 2.0 for Win32 and creating Windows installer +Compiling LyX 2.2 for Win32 and creating Windows installer ========================================================== -It's recommended to compile LyX using Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 and CMake. +It's recommended to compile LyX using Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 and CMake. Pre-compiled packages with dependencies are provided for this environment. 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. +Follow this Wiki page: -1 Install MSVC 2010 + http://wiki.lyx.org/Windows/Compilation - 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 - - - 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 +If you find there any errors please write a mail to the lyx-devel mailing list. Creating the Installer @@ -105,5 +20,6 @@ Creating the Installer - 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. + - Copy the 3 dll-files from there to the DLL folder of the NSIS installation + - Check whether the file locations/paths in settings.nsh match your setup. - Right-click on lyx.nsi and click "Compile NSIS Script".