These four steps will compile, test and install LyX:
- 0) Linux users beware: You need qt4 and qt4-devel packages
+ 0) Linux users beware: You need qt5 and qt5-devel packages
of the same version to compile LyX.
In general, it is also recommended to have pkg-config
1) ./configure configures LyX according to your system. You
may have to set --with-qt-dir=<path-to-your-qt-installation>
- (for example, "--with-qt-dir=/usr/share/qt4/") if the
+ (for example, "--with-qt-dir=/usr/share/qt5/") if the
environment variable QTDIR is not set and pkg-config is not
available.
If you can't do that, send details to the LyX Developers' mailing
list, or use the LyX bug tracker at
- http://www.lyx.org/trac/wiki/BugTrackerHome.
+ http://www.lyx.org/trac/wiki/BugTrackerHome .
Don't forget to mention which version you are having problems with!
How can I participate in the development of LyX?