X-Git-Url: https://git.lyx.org/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=INSTALL.Win32;h=bba8c04bcf42eecfef7c1ccfd14f58e6e356bed0;hb=43dd383073fc61cfe5f24b87294c4e8698a1827a;hp=080de517c922c5c1d66a073b3fe8cdba89d2a361;hpb=b61b9cc6a4fb54d47ca15a24b9c483f5cca55ae7;p=lyx.git diff --git a/INSTALL.Win32 b/INSTALL.Win32 index 080de517c9..bba8c04bcf 100644 --- a/INSTALL.Win32 +++ b/INSTALL.Win32 @@ -1,56 +1,109 @@ -Compiling LyX 1.5 for Win32 -=========================== +Compiling LyX 2.1 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-21 + 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-project.org/downloads + +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 CMake from http://www.cmake.org + +5 Configure + + - Run the CMake GUI. + + - Set the source code path to C:\LyX\lyx-21 + Set the build path to C:\LyX\lyx-21-build + Click Configure and set the generator to Visual Studio 10. + + - Enable LYX_DEPENDENCIES_DOWNLOAD and click Configure. + Pre-compiled dependencies will automatically be downloaded. - Run development\Win32\packaging\build_msvc.bat + - Set QT_QMAKE_EXECUTABLE to e.g. + C:\Qt\qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.8.4\bin\qmake.exe + and Configure again. + + - Enable the LYX_INSTALL option, set CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX to + C:\LyX\lyx-21-install and click Configure. + + - Check the Advanced checkbox. + Set GETTEXT_MSGFMT_EXECUTABLE to + C:\LyX\lyx-21-build\msvc2010-deps\deps20\gettext-tools\msgfmt.exe, + and do the same for the other gettext tools. + + - Click Generate. + +6 Compile + + A Microsoft Visual C++ solution should have been generated at + C:\LyX\lyx-21-build\lyx.sln + Compile the INSTALL project to get a LyX installation in + C:\LyX\lyx-21-install + +7 Copy dependencies + + Copy + - C:\LyX\lyx-21-build\msvc2010-deps\deps20\bin + - C:\LyX\lyx-21-build\msvc2010-deps\deps20\imagemagick + - C:\LyX\lyx-21-build\msvc2010-deps\deps20\python + - C:\LyX\lyx-21-build\msvc2010-deps\deps20\ghostscript + - C:\LyX\lyx-21-build\msvc2010-deps\deps20\Resources + to C:\LyX\lyx-21-install + + 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-21-install\bin + +8 Define path prefix + + Add the following line to C:\LyX\lyx-21-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-21-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 + - 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".