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Update MSVC build instructions
We recommend MSVC 2015 now, because of better C++11 support and MSVC 2010 is not available anymore. Also update several pathsdue tro changed dependency packages.
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Compiling LyX 2.2 for Win32 and creating Windows installer
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Compiling LyX 2.3 for Win32 and creating Windows installer
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==========================================================
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It's recommended to compile LyX using Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 and CMake.
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Pre-compiled packages with dependencies are provided for this environment.
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It's recommended to compile LyX using Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 and CMake.
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Compiling with Microsoft Visual C++
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===================================
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These instructions assume the LyX source code is in C:\LyX\lyx-21
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These instructions assume the LyX source code is in C:\LyX\lyx-23
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You can also use another directory if you prefer.
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1 Install MSVC 2010
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1 Install MSVC 2015
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If you don't have Visual C++ 2010 installed, get the free Express edition from
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http://www.microsoft.com/express/Downloads/
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(All dependencies are linked against the MSVC 2010 runtime and won't work in
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combination with MSVC 2008. You'll get crashes and other unexpected issues.)
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If you don't have Visual C++ 2015 installed, get the free Community edition
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from https://www.visualstudio.com/
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2 Install Qt
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Download the latest Qt for Open Source C++ development on Windows (VS2010)
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from http://qt-project.org/downloads
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Download the latest Qt for Open Source C++ development on Windows (VS2015)
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from https://qt.io/download-open-source/
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Qt 5.6.x is recommended, but 5.7.x or later versions should work as well.
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3 Install Python
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Install the latest Python 2.x version (not Python 3.x !) from
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http://www.python.org/download/
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Install the latest Python 2.x or 3.x version from
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https://www.python.org/downloads/
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4 Install CMake
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5 Configure
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- Run the CMake GUI.
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- Set the source code path to C:\LyX\lyx-21
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Set the build path to C:\LyX\lyx-21-build
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Click Configure and set the generator to Visual Studio 10.
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- Set the source code path to C:\LyX\lyx-23
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Set the build path to C:\LyX\lyx-23-build
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Click Configure and set the generator to Visual Studio 14.
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- Enable LYX_DEPENDENCIES_DOWNLOAD and click Configure.
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Pre-compiled dependencies will automatically be downloaded.
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- Set QT_QMAKE_EXECUTABLE to e.g.
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C:\Qt\qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.8.4\bin\qmake.exe
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C:\Qt\qt-everywhere-opensource-src-5.6.1\bin\qmake.exe
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and Configure again.
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- Enable the LYX_INSTALL option, set CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX to
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C:\LyX\lyx-21-install and click Configure.
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C:\LyX\lyx-23-install and click Configure.
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- Check the Advanced checkbox.
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Set GETTEXT_MSGFMT_EXECUTABLE to
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C:\LyX\lyx-21-build\msvc2010-deps\deps20\gettext-tools\msgfmt.exe,
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C:\LyX\lyx-23-build\msvc2015-deps\lyx-windows-deps-msvc2015\gettext-tools\msgfmt.exe,
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and do the same for the other gettext tools.
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- Click Generate.
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6 Compile
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A Microsoft Visual C++ solution should have been generated at
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C:\LyX\lyx-21-build\lyx.sln
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C:\LyX\lyx-23-build\lyx.sln
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Compile the INSTALL project to get a LyX installation in
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C:\LyX\lyx-21-install
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C:\LyX\lyx-23-install
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7 Copy dependencies
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Copy
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- C:\LyX\lyx-21-build\msvc2010-deps\deps20\bin
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- C:\LyX\lyx-21-build\msvc2010-deps\deps20\imagemagick
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- C:\LyX\lyx-21-build\msvc2010-deps\deps20\python
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- C:\LyX\lyx-21-build\msvc2010-deps\deps20\ghostscript
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- C:\LyX\lyx-21-build\msvc2010-deps\deps20\Resources
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to C:\LyX\lyx-21-install
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- C:\LyX\lyx-23-build\msvc2015-deps\lyx-windows-deps-msvc2015\bin
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- C:\LyX\lyx-23-build\msvc2015-deps\lyx-windows-deps-msvc2015\imagemagick
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- C:\LyX\lyx-23-build\msvc2015-deps\lyx-windows-deps-msvc2015\python
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- C:\LyX\lyx-23-build\msvc2015-deps\lyx-windows-deps-msvc2015\ghostscript
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- C:\LyX\lyx-23-build\msvc2015-deps\lyx-windows-deps-msvc2015\Resources
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to C:\LyX\lyx-23-install
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And copy from the Qt bin directory
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(e.g. C:\Qt\bin)
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QtCore4.dll
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QtGui4.dll
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QtCore4d.dll (if compiling Debug version)
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QtGui4d.dll (if compiling Debug version)
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to C:\LyX\lyx-21-install\bin
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QtCore5.dll
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QtGui5.dll
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QtCore5d.dll (if compiling Debug version)
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QtGui5d.dll (if compiling Debug version)
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to C:\LyX\lyx-23-install\bin
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8 Define path prefix
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Add the following line to C:\LyX\lyx-21-install\Resources\lyxrc.dist,
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Add the following line to C:\LyX\lyx-23-install\Resources\lyxrc.dist,
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so LyX will find the bundled tools such as Python, ImageMagick
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and Ghostscript:
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9 Start LyX
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C:\LyX\lyx-21-install\bin\lyx.exe
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C:\LyX\lyx-23-install\bin\lyx.exe
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Creating the Installer
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