lyx_mirror/INSTALL.Win32

Compiling LyX 2.4 for Win32 and creating Windows installer
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It's recommended to compile LyX using Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 and CMake.


Compiling with Microsoft Visual C++ (MSVC)
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	The easiest way to install LyX with MSVC is to follow this Wiki page:
	
	http://wiki.lyx.org/Windows/Compilation
	
	If you find there any errors please write a mail to the lyx-devel mailing list.
	
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	The following instructions assume the LyX source code is in C:\LyX\lyx-24
	You can also use another directory if you prefer.

1	Install MSVC 2017

	If you don't have Visual C++ 2017 installed, get the free Community edition
	from https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/thank-you-downloading-visual-studio/?sku=Community&rel=15

2	Install Qt

	Download the latest Qt for Open Source C++ development on Windows (VS2017)
	from https://qt.io/download-open-source/
	Qt 5.12.x is recommended, but 5.9.x or later versions should work as well.
	If you want to build LyX as 32bit application, you need Qt x86.
	If you want to build LyX as 64bit application, you need Qt x64.
	Make sure that the bin subfolder of the Qt installation (e.g.

3	Install Python

	Install the latest Python 3.x version from
	https://www.python.org/downloads/
	Assure that you use the installer option "Add Python 3.x to PATH"

4	Install CMake

	Install the latest CMake from http://www.cmake.org

5	Download dependencies

	Download the LyX for Windows build dependencies from
	ftp.lyx.de/LyXWinInstaller/lyx-windows-deps-msvc2017.zip
	and extract it e.g. to 
	C:\LyX\lyx-24\lyx-windows-deps-msvc2017

6	Configure

	- Open the CMake GUI
	
	- Set the source code path to C:\LyX\lyx-24
	  Set the build path to C:\LyX\lyx-24-build
	  Click Configure and set the generator to "Visual Studio 15 2017" to
	  build a 32bit LyX or add the x64 option to build a 64bit LyX.

	- Set LYX_USE_QT to QT5 and click Configure.
	
	- You will now get an error about missing GNUWIN32 directory.

	- Set GNUWIN32_DIR to the folder that contains the dependencies.
	  (This alternative does currently not work:
	   Enable LYX_DEPENDENCIES_DOWNLOAD and click Configure.
	   Pre-compiled dependencies will automatically be downloaded.)
	
	- set CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH to the path of Qt
	  e.g. to C:/Qt/Qt5.12.5/5.12.5/msvc2017

	- Enable the LYX_INSTALL option and click Configure.

	- Click Generate.

7	Compile

	A Microsoft Visual C++ solution should has been generated at
	C:\LyX\lyx-23-build\lyx.sln
	- Open the lyx.sln by double-clicking on it
	- Use the menu BUILD -> Build Solution

8	Copy dependencies

	- Copy these folders:
	C:\LyX\lyx-24\lyx-windows-deps-msvc2017\bin
	C:\LyX\lyx-24\lyx-windows-deps-msvc2017\imagemagick
	C:\LyX\lyx-24\lyx-windows-deps-msvc2017\Python
	C:\LyX\lyx-24\lyx-windows-deps-msvc2017\ghostscript
	C:\LyX\lyx-24\lyx-windows-deps-msvc2017\Resources
	to C:\LyX\lyx-24-build\LYX_INSTALLED
	(allow the request to overwrite)

	- Copy from the Qt bin directory (see section 2 "Install Qt" above) these files:
	Qt5Core.dll
	Qt5Gui.dll
	Qt5Svg.dll
	Qt5Widgets.dll
	Qt5WinExtras.dll
	Qt5Cored.dll (if compiling Debug version)
	Qt5Guid.dll (if compiling Debug version)
	Qt5Svgd.dll (if compiling Debug version)
	Qt5Widgetsd.dll (if compiling Debug version)
	Qt5WinExtrasd.dll (if compiling Debug version)
	to C:\LyX\lyx-24-build\LYX_INSTALLED\bin
	
	- Copy from this Qt directory
	C:\Qt\Qt5.12.5\5.12.5\msvc2017\plugins
	these subdirectories: 
	iconengines
	imageformats
	platforms
	styles
	to C:\LyX\lyx-24-build\LYX_INSTALLED\bin

9	Start LyX

	C:\LyX\lyx-24-build\LYX_INSTALLED\bin\lyx.exe

10	Define path prefix

	In LyX use the menu Tools->Preferences
	There input the the following the the field "Path prefix":

	"$LyXDir\bin;$LyXDir\Python;$LyXDir\imagemagick;$LyXDir\ghostscript"

	You may also add the location of your LaTeX installation if it's not on the
	system PATH, and the location of JabRef.


Creating the Installer
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	- Get NSIS from http://nsis.sourceforge.net
	- In the LyX source directory, go to development\Win32\packaging\installer
	- Follow the steps in the file Readme.txt


Compiling with GCC with MinGW64 + MSYS2 Environment using autotools
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1	Install MSYS2, MINGW64, Qt5+
	https://wiki.qt.io/MSYS2
2	Install bc (Bench calculater), which autotools uses for some reason to compile LyX
	pacman -S bc
3	Run the standard autotools install (Adapt paths and arguments accordingly)
	./autogen.sh
	 ./configure --without-x --enable-qt5 --disable-debug --enable-optimization --prefix=/mingw64
	make
	make install


Cross-Compiling on unix with MXE using autotools
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1	Install MXE: http://mxe.cc
	You can either install from sources, the generic .tar binaries or debian .deb packages.
	Installing the following .deb packages will drag in all needed dependencies:
		mxe-x86-64-w64-mingw32.shared-file
		mxe-x86-64-w64-mingw32.shared-gcc
		mxe-x86-64-w64-mingw32.shared-libiconv
		mxe-x86-64-w64-mingw32.shared-qtimageformats
		mxe-x86-64-w64-mingw32.shared-qtsvg
		mxe-x86-64-w64-mingw32.shared-qtwinextras
	Of course you can also use the static and/or 32bit versions.
2	Run the standard autotools install (Adapt paths and arguments accordingly)
	./autogen.sh
	mkdir builddir-mingw
	cd builddir-mingw
	PATH="/usr/lib/mxe/usr/bin:$PATH" ../configure --host=x86-64-w64-mingw32.shared --with-qt-dir=/usr/lib/mxe/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32.shared/qt5 --enable-qt5 --with-included-boost --with-included-hunspell --with-included-mythes --disable-debug --enable-optimization --prefix=/mingw64
	PATH="/usr/lib/mxe/usr/bin:$PATH" make
	PATH="/usr/lib/mxe/usr/bin:$PATH" DESTDIR=/tmp/lyxinstall make install
	This uses the paths from the 64bit shared MXE version installed from .deb packages.
3	If you want to run the resulting lyx.exe from the build directory using wine,
	create symlinks for all needed .dlls:
	cd builddir-mingw/src
	ln -s /usr/lib/mxe/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32.shared/bin/*.dll .
	ln -s /usr/lib/mxe/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32.shared/qt5/bin/*.dll .
	wine64 lyx.exe