self-documenting

thanks
john

-- 
"Please let's not resume the argument with the usual whining about how
 this feature will wipe out humanity or bring us to the promised land."
        - Charles Campbell on magic words in Subject: headers
Index: ChangeLog
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/lyx/cvsroot/lyx-devel/ChangeLog,v
retrieving revision 1.783
diff -u -r1.783 ChangeLog
--- ChangeLog   2001/06/04 23:57:25     1.783
+++ ChangeLog   2001/06/12 22:56:11
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2001-06-12  John Levon  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
+
+       * INSTALL: remove mention of kde frontend, mention gcc 2.96
+         bugs, mention required GNU m4
+ 
 2001-06-01  Lars Gullik Bjønnes  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
 
        * acconfig.h: add BOOST_NO_LIMITS hack to help boost lib.
Index: INSTALL
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/lyx/cvsroot/lyx-devel/INSTALL,v
retrieving revision 1.28
diff -u -r1.28 INSTALL
--- INSTALL     2001/03/16 14:47:48     1.28
+++ INSTALL     2001/06/12 22:56:11
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@
 In addition, you must have libXpm version 4.7 (or newer; 4.8 rumoured
 to work).
 
+You will also probably need GNU m4 (perhaps installed as gm4).
+ 
 libXpm can be found at:
            http://www.funet.fi/pub/Linux/sunsite/X11/libs/!INDEX.html
            (or similar locations at other sunsites like sunsite.unc.edu)
@@ -306,6 +308,15 @@
        are needed for compilation). A 'make symlinks' in linux kernel
        sources fixes that. 
 
+  o if you are using the standard compiler that comes with RedHat Linux 7.0
+    (rpm versions 69 or below), it is known to miscompile LyX under some
+    circumstances. Compiling without optimisation seems to work :
+
+       CXXFLAGS="-g"
+       ./configure ...
+
+    You must use at least gcc 2.96-69 to compile LyX (check "rpm -q gcc").
+ 
   o if you get an error message when compiling LyX that looks like this :
 
     ../../src/minibuffer.h:17: using directive `Object' introduced
@@ -313,17 +324,6 @@
 
     then you need to upgrade the version of the xforms library you have
     installed.
-
-  o If you are using RedHat 7.0 and the option --with-frontend=kde, you
-    will need to configure LyX as follows :
-
-       export QTDIR=/usr/lib/qt-1.45
-       export CC="egcs -L/usr/lib"
-       export CXX="egcs++ -L/usr/lib"
-       ./configure --with-frontend=kde 
-
-    If you your version of gcc-c++ is > 2.96-69, you may not need to do
-    this.
 
   o It is possible to compile lyx with Tru64 Unix cxx compiler
     version 6.2, provided one uses

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