> But I don't think you are allowed to distribute binaries of your QT-Windows > lyx. QT(Windows) is not GPL compatible.
Very true! However, Trolltech suggests that the GPL license has the option for an expection on the linkage to non-system libraries with a different license. This exception has to be provided by the copyright holder (Matthias Ettrich?). See: http://www.trolltech.com/developer/download/qt-win-noncomm.html So, if I eventually manage to get everything to work, this issue definitely has to be solved. > It would probably be better to do a QT-cygwin port with a rootless Xserver > on Windows. I don't agree. I've looked into this option, but: * there's no such thing as a free rootless Xserver on windows; libw11 is far from complete. * a lot of overhead is introduced. * native win32 qt is much fancier. * there's no advantage over the current xforms port besides maybe the looks. * Claus Hentschel & me where already moving towards a mingw port, instead of cygwin. In the ideal world, one would need a gcc compiled qt lib for windows, preferably in cygwin and mingw flavours, with a GPL license. Alas.... If you want to compile lyx under cygwin with qt, just grab qt from the kde-cygwin project. This works 'out-of-the-box'. Ruurd
