Stephen Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/LyXOnCygwin > > "Unpack lyx-1.4.x.tar.bz2 in /usr/local/src > (replace x ^ to match your archive name)" > > I was reading over Enrico's detailed instructions. > > I can't find a lyx 1.4.0.tar.bz2 or tar.gz for download.
Well, x could also mean 0pre5 ;-) > The Pre5 doesn't have a configure file to execute > the several ./configure switches in Enrico's Howto. Are you sure? The lyx-1.4.0pre5.tar.bz2 archive I downloaded from ftp://ftp.devel.lyx.org/pub/lyx/pre/ had one ... > The Pre3 release had a configure file but that isn't > worthwhile trying to build. > > I downloaded the current cvs and didn't find a > configure file. I was wary of mixing Enricos' > Cygwin instructions with the INSTALL notes. > And the cvs option is not offered in the Howto. > The only download folder I found for lyx-1.4.x > was ftp://ftp.devel.lyx.org/pub/lyx/pre/ As regards cvs, it's simply a matter of running ./autogen.sh. However, if you followed the directions, the script lyxconfig-cygwin should have informed you that configure was missing and should have also suggested what to do... run autogen.sh in the same directory containing configure.ac: cd lyx-1.4.0pre5 ./autogen.sh Please, tell me if something is not clear. -- Enrico
