X-Git-Url: https://git.lyx.org/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=6cd02bd50e46320b569fcc791b29ee041bf5471a;hb=a4a50ac35845b6395e06f8815f85705389f6ac5e;hp=2da3d1a1162353be5b752c33a473a9fbef80349c;hpb=aafd52f44167d5510be1ddcb974daa9dae486933;p=lyx.git diff --git a/README b/README index 2da3d1a116..6cd02bd50e 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -33,10 +33,8 @@ What do I need to run LyX? A decent LaTeX2e installation (e.g. TeX Live for Linux, MikTeX for Windows). - Python 2.4 or later to convert old LyX files and for helper scripts. - Note 1: Python 2.4 or later is required due to the subprocess module. - Note 2: Python 2.6 or later is recommended on Windows. - Note 3: Python 3.0 or later is not supported. + Python 2.7 to convert old LyX files and for helper scripts. + Note: Python 3 (3.3 or later) support is work in progress. How does the LyX version scheme work? @@ -70,13 +68,13 @@ How does the LyX version scheme work? shows that these releases will contain a few new features, and that the bulk of the patches will be documentation updates. - If you get the source from Subversion, the version string will - look like one of: + If you get the source from Git, the version string will look like + one of: - 1.5.1svn -- this is the stable branch on which maintenance - release 1.5.1 will eventually be tagged. - 1.6.0svn -- this is the main branch on which stable - release 1.6.0 will eventually be tagged. + 2.0.6dev -- this is the stable branch on which maintenance + release 2.0.6 will eventually be tagged. + 2.1.0dev -- this is the main branch on which stable + release 2.1.0 will eventually be tagged. What's new? @@ -89,11 +87,11 @@ How do I upgrade from an earlier LyX version? What do I need to compile LyX from the source distribution? * A good C++ compiler. Development is being done mainly with - gcc/g++, but some others work also. As of LyX 1.6.0, you need at - least gcc 3.2.x. + gcc/g++, but some others work also. As of LyX 2.3.0, you need + at least gcc 4.6.x. - * The Qt4 library, at least version 4.5.0. For all features - newer versions (e.g. Qt 4.8) are recommended. + * The Qt4 library, at least version 4.8.0. For all features + newer versions (e.g. Qt 5.6) are recommended. Read the file "INSTALL" for more information on compiling.