On Mon, Oct 23, 2006 at 03:36:18PM +0300, Martin Vermeer wrote: > As for getting rid of --with-frontend, I am squarely against that. Sure, > by all means make qt4 the default. It is not about keeping up the > pretence of multiple front-ends; rather, it is about keeping an easy > capability for front-end [version] switching without having to go cold > turkey. Heck, even FC4 supports having qt3 and qt4 installed at the same > time; why shouldn't LyX, even if it only is in support of rare > transitory situations?
Because someone already removed all the other options. There's no point being able to select from one mandatory option. john