X-Git-Url: https://git.lyx.org/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=6cd02bd50e46320b569fcc791b29ee041bf5471a;hb=a4a50ac35845b6395e06f8815f85705389f6ac5e;hp=4f13069d2f335ac1a0fc82504c8fce52fa43ea38;hpb=aaacbe579b8b4467f8904890e403bd26cbe6b428;p=lyx.git

diff --git a/README b/README
index 4f13069d2f..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?
 
@@ -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.