Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote:
> Angus> 2. LyX currently doesn't behave too well if the root temp
> Angus> directory does not exist. I guess that it should try to create
> Angus> it and exit if it fails.
>>> In which cases does this happen?
>
> Angus> When the temp directory is specified as "C:/tmp"
> "Angus" == Angus Leeming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Angus> 2. LyX currently doesn't behave too well if the root temp
Angus> directory does not exist. I guess that it should try to create
Angus> it and exit if it fails.
>> In which cases does this happen?
Angus> When the temp directory is
Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote:
> Angus> I take it that you'd like all this stuff to work perfectly on
> Angus> both *nix and on Windows before I commit it to the 1.3.x tree?
>
> No, but it would be probably a good idea to commit for 1.3.x and 1.4.x
> at the same time and do the modifications on both
> "Angus" == Angus Leeming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Angus> Achh. That's a bit of autogenerated stuff isn't it? Is it
Angus> possible to first modify $prefix as something like:
Angus> prefix_safe=$prefix prefix="'$prefix'" # invoke
Angus> ac_sub_configure_args ... prefix=prefix_safe
Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote:
> Angus> Why is the "--prefix=C:/Program Files/LyX" argument unquoted,
> Angus> especially given that all others are quoted as expected?
>
> This one comes from here (in configure):
>
> # Always prepend --prefix to ensure using the same prefix
> # in subdir configu
> "Angus" == Angus Leeming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Angus> Note the trailing '-' after '-pc-mingw32'.
Well spotted.
Angus> Why is the "--prefix=C:/Program Files/LyX" argument unquoted,
Angus> especially given that all others are quoted as expected?
This one comes from here (in configure
Michael Schmitt wrote:
>> Here's some notes of my experiences trying to build LyX on Windows
>> having applied my 'packaging' patch which itself contains Jean-Marc's
>> changes to the configuration stuff.
>
> Angus, could you please repost the very latest version of your patch?
> (Thanks!)
You m
Here's some notes of my experiences trying to build LyX on Windows having
applied my 'packaging' patch which itself contains Jean-Marc's changes to
the configuration stuff.
Angus, could you please repost the very latest version of your patch?
(Thanks!)
Executive summary: with a little tweaking it
Here's some notes of my experiences trying to build LyX on Windows having
applied my 'packaging' patch which itself contains Jean-Marc's changes to
the configuration stuff.
Executive summary: with a little tweaking it works --- almost. By which I
mean, I can create a LyX executable that does all t
