However, you really, really should invest some time and effort in
getting things to compile yourself...
I know, I know. I have MSVC now and will try to do this myself.
I hate to be a party pooper, but I'm afraid that LyX 1.3.x won't compile
with MSVC. There are two reasons for this:
If all this sounds daunting, it is :(
In summary, the only way to compile LyX 1.3 on Windows ATM is to use the
MinGW/MSYS environment. Ie, to use g++ with its extraordinarily long link
times.
No! The link times are only long if you use shared libraries. In case of
static linking, times are really satisfying, even with LyX 1.4. Angus, I
don't understand why you don't want to switch to static linking. The impacts
on your scripts are really marginal. (BTW: Aspell 0.60.4 works pretty well.
There is only one missing #include statement in the code. You should
consider updating the script eventually.)
I don't see any reason why we should switch to MSVC for LyX 1.4. It makes
our life more complicated than necessary. (Especially for people (like me)
who do not have an MSVC license)
Michael
PS: I am on a business trip right now. I will sent you revised compile
instructions as soon as possible.
