On Sat, Jun 27, 2009 at 04:32:00PM -0400, Ben M. wrote: > Enrico's instructions on the Wiki about how to install LyX in Cygwin > are extremely well-written: > http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/LyXOnCygwin > > Unfortunately, it takes me about half the day to follow them, since > compiling takes so long, and since I must periodically enter new > commands. Furthermore, there are a few minor quirks when installing > branch and enabling gdb. > > I needed to reinstall Cygwin, so I took the opportunity to gather > everything into the attached script. You can launch it at night, and > if all goes well, the next morning you'll find 1.6.4svn installed, and > ready for debugging! > > Enrico (or anyone else) is welcome to do as he wishes with my script, > modifying it, posting it, etc. I hope people find it helpful!
Thanks for the script. It indeed does automate everything, but I think that it is wasteful always downloading and compiling Qt as well as the svn branch. It could be made to check what actually needs doing. When I'll find the time I'll try to polish and add it to the wiki page. -- Enrico
