LyX/Cygwin ========== Ruurd Reitsma Bo Peng Building LyX on Cygwin ====================== To build lyx, you will need to install the following cygwin packages aspell gzip libiconv libQtGui4 aspell-dev gettext libpng libQtGui4-devel gcc gettext-devel libQtCore4 pkg-config gcc4 libintl8 libQtCore4-devel python Two building systems can be used to build lyx on cygwin: the traditional autotools (autoconf, automake, make etc), and a scons build system. The former is the preferred method and it does not differ from building lyx on any typical posix system, so you are referred to the INSTALL file. Note that it is not advisable using the cmake build system on cygwin for the reasons explained here: http://www.cmake.org/Bug/view.php?id=10122 If you prefer using scons, you will have to install it separately, as it is not available as a cygwin package, and then build lyx with the command > python scons.py -f development/scons/SConstruct mode=release install Optionally, you can install to a DESTDIR using a command similar to > python scons.py -f development/scons/SConstruct mode=release DESTDIR=./test install For more details about the use of scons, please refer to INSTALL.scons. However, be aware that scons is not fully supported on cygwin and you may be missing some features (reverse dvi/pdf search, for example) and some cygwin-specific ancillary programs that you get when building with autotools. When lyx is built as outlined above, it will be a X-Window application, so you will need a X-server for running it. It is possible to build lyx as a cygwin application but using the native Windows GDI backend instead of X11. You are referred to the lyx wiki for instructions: http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/LyXOnCygwin Acknowledgements ================ Many thanks to Steven van Dijk, Claus Hentschel and Miyata Shigeru for starting the porting business, and Enrico Forestieri for many cygwin-related improvements.