Angus Leeming wrote: > Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote: >> But this cross-compiler stuff is not needed to build LyX on windows, >> is it? I guess I do not really understand how building LyX on windows >> works...
No, it is not needed. But it is convenient for my personal environment, because I have a crosscompiler set up for other stuff and can use that from my linux box where I work most of the time. If I were to do it on the windows machine, I'd first had to install a decent editor and and and. > Where's the difficulty of building LyX on Windows using MinGW + MinSys? It > should be as simple as: > $ ./autogen.sh > $ configure <options> > $ make Easy indeed. Of course mingw + minsys need to be installed first. I never tried, the last time I tried to install cygwin I did not succeed (despite of the installer). Since then, I tried to avoid installing anything on windows that is not standard. Sorry if I gave the impression that crosscompiling is essential for lyx, it is just a personal preference (that might change over time). Georg
