Document gcc 5 dependency.

https://www.mail-archive.com/lyx-devel@lists.lyx.org/msg223072.html

diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 63c79198b90c6c0bf18d4495d06a57e27be2ff46..52044fa1f36c15f01bf0dcf298c94c5b7b2788c7 100644 (file)
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Requirements
 ------------
 
 First of all, you will need a C++11 standard conforming compiler, like g++ (at
-least 4.9, to have proper srd::regex) or clang++.
+least 5.0, to have proper std::regex & std::string) or clang++.
 
 LyX makes great use of the C++ Standard Library. This means that gcc
 users will have to install the relevant libstdc++ library to be able

diff --git a/README b/README
index 2bb7e6295d61a7d840cf95b3c5d7e7c906f856d3..1df823f869a61c8e092ba5684e82992ab548a341 100644 (file)
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ How do I upgrade from an earlier LyX version?
 What do I need to compile LyX from the source distribution?
 
     * A C++11 compiler. Development is being done mainly with gcc/g++,
-      but clang and MSVC are known to work too. As of LyX 2.4.0, you
-      need at least gcc 4.9.
+      but clang and MSVC are known to work too. As of LyX 2.5.0, you
+      need at least gcc 5.0.
 
     * The Qt library, at least version 5.2 (5.6 recommended). It is
       also possible to compile with Qt 6.x.

diff --git a/lib/RELEASE-NOTES b/lib/RELEASE-NOTES
index 64191591aabc3ccb8d252699762bdbfb8a336f01..b36b8cce7420e246839d4a1aa0ff741e6d70150a 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/RELEASE-NOTES
+++ b/lib/RELEASE-NOTES
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
 
 - The support for (long unmaintained) eLyXer was removed.
 
+- When compiling with GCC, LyX know needs at least version >= 5.
+
 
 !!Known issues in version 2.5.0