Vincent van Ravesteijn - TNW wrote: >>> -Building Visual C++ 2005 project files >>> +Building Visual C++ project files >>> -------------------------------------- >>> >>> - * install Visual C++ 2005 >>> - * install Platform SDK 2005, "Core" and "Web Workshop" >>> + * install Visual C++ 2008 >>> + * install Platform SDK 2008, "Core" and "Web Workshop" >> You don't need to install the SDK with either 2008 nor 2008Express. >> >> I would just say: >> >> + * install Visual C++ 2008 or Visual C++ 2008 Express >> > > Note: > You can still use Visual C++ 2005. However, you should either compile qt > yourself or be lucky to have the msvcrt dlls. > > For me, the downloaded Qt-libraries work out-of-the-box for Release > only. > > Isn't it a good idea to rename the GNUWIN32_DIR variable. I'm not sure > that the average windows user understand where this should point to.
Yes, GNUWIN32 ist nor very clear, bur does the 'average windows user' compile LyX? Anyway feel free to rename it. > Moreover, it would be nice if one can set the GNUWIN32_DIR variable > within the user interface of Cmake. This is now not possible. Only the > GNUWIN32_DIR_tmp variable is visible in the gui. I've committed a patch. Should work now. > > I tried something in the attached, but it didn't really work out as > expected. I'd expect the GNUWIN32_DIR variable to pop up in red > indicating that it is not found and have the value > GNUWIN32_DIR_NOTFOUND. You often need FORCE so see values in the cache. Peter