From 55069dd3abd7ce5b13483a205e6edbd757816493 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Angus Leeming Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 09:07:20 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Readme files, as discussed on the list. git-svn-id: svn://svn.lyx.org/lyx/lyx-devel/trunk@9328 a592a061-630c-0410-9148-cb99ea01b6c8 --- ChangeLog | 9 +++++++ README.Cygwin | 39 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ README.Win32 | 70 +++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------------- 3 files changed, 79 insertions(+), 39 deletions(-) create mode 100644 README.Cygwin diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index 374e454d37..bbf99b747f 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,12 @@ +2004-11-25 Angus Leeming + + * README.Cygwin: new file, containing the current contents of + README.Win32. + + * README.Win32: rewritten to explain why we don't currently + provide formal support for a native Win32 port (other than + one based on Cygwin) and how that may change in the future. + 2004-11-29 Jean-Marc Lasgouttes * configure.ac: do not include broken_headers.h; do not check for diff --git a/README.Cygwin b/README.Cygwin new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..97962bdfaf --- /dev/null +++ b/README.Cygwin @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +================================================================ +README for Cygwin by Ruurd Reitsma (R.A.Reitsma@wbmt.tudelft.nl) +================================================================ + +LyX has been ported to Win32 using the Cygwin environement. The port +consists of a few small tweaks to deal with DOS-style pathnames, so +LyX can use Win32 TeX distros like fptex and MiKTeX. There's also a +cygwin TeTeX port, but the native Win32 ports have a definite speed +advantage. Besides that, nothing fancy. + +The prerequisites are (obviously?): + +* cygwin installation (http://www.cygwin.com/). +* decent X server; eXceed, X-Win32, or maybe even Cygwin/XFree86. +* working TeX installation; fpTex, MikTex. + +It should compile out of the box, but there might be some libraries +missing in the final link step. You'll have to add them to the Makefile +by hand. Be sure to include -lregex, because cygwin's builtin regex is +sortof weird (filedialogs will turn up empty...) + +If you want to run lyx with no console windows open, there's a small +program in development/Win32 that will set the proper environment vars +and start lyx. + +Compile with: + +gcc lyxwin32.C -O2 -o lyxwin32 -static -Wall -Wno-format \ +-Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes -mwindows -e _mainCRTStartup + +Also make sure the latex binaries are in your Windows path. Windvi and +Yap are auto detected, and you might want to make a symlink to Adobe +Acrobat so it's detected too: + +ln -s //c/Program\ Files/adobe/Acrobat\ 4.0/Reader/AcroRd32.exe \ +/usr/bin/acroread + +Many thanks to Steven van Dijk, Claus Hentschel and Miyata Shigeru for +starting the porting business. diff --git a/README.Win32 b/README.Win32 index bed9be1860..76730f7b68 100644 --- a/README.Win32 +++ b/README.Win32 @@ -1,39 +1,31 @@ -================================================================ -README for Win32 by Ruurd Reitsma (R.A.Reitsma@wbmt.tudelft.nl) -================================================================ - -Lyx has been ported to Win32 using the Cygwin environement. The port -consists of a few small tweaks to deal with DOS-style pathnames, so -LyX can use Win32 TeX distros like fptex and MiKTeX. There's also a -cygwin TeTeX port, but the native Win32 ports have a definite speed -advantage. Besides that, nothing fancy. - -The prerequisites are (obviously?): - -* cygwin installation (http://www.cygwin.com/). -* decent X server; eXceed, X-Win32, or maybe even Cygwin/XFree86. -* working TeX installation; fpTex, MikTex. - -It should compile out of the box, but there might be some libraries -missing in the final link step. You'll have to add them to the Makefile -by hand. Be sure to include -lregex, because cygwin's builtin regex is -sortof weird (filedialogs will turn up empty...) - -If you want to run lyx with no console windows open, there's a small -program in development/Win32 that will set the proper environment vars -and start lyx. - -Compile with: - -gcc lyxwin32.C -O2 -o lyxwin32 -static -Wall -Wno-format \ --Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes -mwindows -e _mainCRTStartup - -Also make sure the latex binaries are in your Windows path. Windvi and -Yap are auto detected, and you might want to make a symlink to Adobe -Acrobat so it's detected too: - -ln -s //c/Program\ Files/adobe/Acrobat\ 4.0/Reader/AcroRd32.exe \ -/usr/bin/acroread - -Many thanks to Steven van Dijk, Claus Hentschel and Miyata Shigeru for -starting the porting business. +================ +README for Win32 +================ + +LyX has been ported to Win32 using the Cygwin environement. +See README.Cygwin for details. + +In addition, Ruurd Reitsma has created a native port of LyX on Win32 +using the binary Qt/Win32 2.3.0 library. It is not clear whether we +are legally allowed to distribute this library. Certainly, using it +goes against the spirit of Open Source software and we have chosen, +therefore, not to provide formal support for Ruurd's port. + +Having said that, you'll find the executable, together with lots of +useful tips, on Ruurd's site: http://www.home.zonnet.nl/rareitsma/lyx/ +The Win32 pages on the LyX wiki will also be useful: +http://wiki.lyx.org/pmwiki.php/LyX/LyX +Finally, you'll find lots of friendly help on the lyx users' +mailing list: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org + +Trolltech has stated that they do not intend to release +Qt/Win under the GPL. However, it is likely that a native port of LyX +to Windows will be supported formally in the future, for two reasons: + +* A frontend for LyX using the Gtk libraries is under active +development. The Gtk libraries for Win32 are indeed released under +the GPL. + +* Some success has been reported compiling LyX on Win32 using the +GPL-ed port of qt/x11 to Win32 by the kde-cygwin project. See +http://kde-cygwin.sourceforge.net/qt3-win32/index.php -- 2.39.2