X-Git-Url: https://git.lyx.org/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=README.Cygwin;h=9da00ef6d2ec49115485c9f2980f13df8b547e6b;hb=6461d6aa1b01a97814020020e260c34c117a2631;hp=10daf36cfb42d72d393f9e117c5f058d3aaf6fe3;hpb=5c3bd0443b23fe4ab9ea81609d1580415578bfa5;p=lyx.git diff --git a/README.Cygwin b/README.Cygwin index 10daf36cfb..9da00ef6d2 100644 --- a/README.Cygwin +++ b/README.Cygwin @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ LyX/Cygwin ========== Ruurd Reitsma -Bo Peng +Bo Peng Building LyX on Cygwin @@ -10,32 +10,18 @@ Building LyX on Cygwin To build lyx, you will need to install the following cygwin packages - aspell gzip libiconv libQtGui4 - aspell-dev gettext libpng libQtGui4-devel - gcc gettext-devel libQtCore4 python - gcc4 libintl8 libQtCore4-devel + aspell gzip libpng libQtGui4-devel + aspell-dev gettext libQtCore4 pkg-config + gcc gettext-devel libQtCore4-devel python + gcc4 libiconv libQtGui4 -Two building systems can be used to build lyx on cygwin: the traditional -autotools (autoconf, automake, make etc), and a scons build system. -The former is the preferred method and it does not differ from building lyx -on any typical posix system, so you are referred to the INSTALL file. +Currently only the traditional autotools (autoconf, automake, make etc) +build system is recommended to build LyX on cygwin. It does not differ +from building lyx on any typical posix system, so you are referred to the +INSTALL file. Note that it is not advisable using the cmake build system on cygwin for the reasons explained here: http://www.cmake.org/Bug/view.php?id=10122 -If you prefer using scons, you will have to install it separately, as it -is not available as a cygwin package, and then build lyx with the command - - > python scons.py -f development/scons/SConstruct mode=release install - -Optionally, you can install to a DESTDIR using a command similar to - - > python scons.py -f development/scons/SConstruct mode=release DESTDIR=./test install - -For more details about the use of scons, please refer to INSTALL.scons. -However, be aware that scons is not fully supported on cygwin and you may -be missing some features (reverse dvi/pdf search, for example) and some -cygwin-specific ancillary programs that you get when building with autotools. - When lyx is built as outlined above, it will be a X-Window application, so you will need a X-server for running it. It is possible to build lyx as a cygwin application but using the native Windows GDI backend instead