-Compiling LyX 1.6 for Win32
+Compiling LyX 2.0 for Win32
===========================
-LyX 1.6 can be compiled with Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 (recommended) or MinGW.
+LyX 2.0 can be compiled with Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 (recommended) or MinGW.
Note that you should not have spaces in the path of the source code.
Compiling with MSVC 2008
3 install python and scons as instructed above. Set $path for python
to make your life a bit easier.
-4 Check out lyx svn to c:\lyx-devel\lyx-1.6.x
+4 Check out lyx svn to c:\lyx-devel\lyx-2.0.x
5 Download zlib binaries and developer files (zlib-1.2.3-bin.zip and
zlib-1.2.3-lib.zip) from http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/zlib.htm
unpack all of them to the same directory c:\lyx-devel\mingw_deps.
6 start a command window, run commands:
- $ cd c:\lyx-devel\lyx-1.6.x
+ $ cd c:\lyx-devel\lyx-2.0.x
$ scons -f development\scons\SConstruct \
extra_lib_path=..\mingw_deps\lib \
extra_inc_path=..\mingw_deps\include \
extra_bin_path=..\mingw_deps\bin \
qt_dir=c:\qt \
- DESTDIR=..\lyx-1.6-install \
+ DESTDIR=..\lyx-2.0-install \
install
* Windows 2000 or newer
* Mac OS 10.2 or newer
- A decent LaTeX2e installation (e.g. teTeX for unix) not older
- than 1995/12/01.
+ A decent LaTeX2e installation (e.g. TeX Live for Linux, MikTeX for
+ Windows).
Python 2.3 or later to convert old LyX files and for helper scripts
(note that you need at least Python 2.3.4 for exporting LyX files
to a pre-unicode format, as previous versions are affected by a bug
kernel --the team is too small to afford that-- but rather to
include all the simple and safe bug fixes. This is so that the
maintenance burden on us is not too high, and so that system
- administrators can install new releases without fear. Experience
+ administrators can install new releases without fear. Experience
shows that these releases will contain a few new features, and
that the bulk of the patches will be documentation updates.
gcc/g++, but some others work also. As of LyX 1.6.0, you need at
least gcc 3.2.x.
- * The Qt4 library, version 4.2.0 or newer.
+ * The Qt4 library, at least version 4.2.0. For all features
+ newer versions (e.g. Qt 4.5) are recommended.
Read the file "INSTALL" for more information on compiling.
Does LyX have support for non-English speakers/writers/readers?
Yes. LyX supports writing in many languages, including
- right-to-left languages like Arabic or Hebrew. There is a port
- of LyX named CJK-LyX which adds support for Chinese, Korean
- and Japanese (http://cellular.phys.pusan.ac.kr/cjk.html)
- [This support is being merged in lyx-1.5]
+ right-to-left languages like Arabic or Hebrew.
- Menus and error messages have been translated to 17 languages.
+ Menus and error messages have been translated to many languages.
For the status of the different translations, see
- http://www.lyx.org/devel/i18n.php
+ http://www.lyx.org/I18n
Keymaps can ease typing in many languages.
You'll find detailed info on submitting bug reports there.
If you can't do that, send details to the LyX Developers' mailing
- list, or use the LyX bug tracker at http://bugzilla.lyx.org/.
+ list, or use the LyX bug tracker at http://www.lyx.org/trac/.
Don't forget to mention which version you are having problems with!
How can I participate in the development of LyX?