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List:       lyx-users
Subject:    Re: LyX Branch, self-compiled [was: lyx 1.6.2 for debian using rpm
From:       Guenter Milde <milde () users ! berlios ! de>
Date:       2009-03-24 14:29:12
Message-ID: gqaqno$can$2 () ger ! gmane ! org
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On 2009-03-24, rgheck wrote:
> Wolfgang Engelmann wrote:


>> ... I wonder whether somebody has used the alien prg for the SuSe rpm
>> package. Is it recommendable or better to use the source code?

> Once you get used to it, using the source is very easy. 

But until this, you may spend some time trying (I spent months).

> In fact, even better, download the 1.6 branch from svn and compile
> that. Then keep it up to date, recompile it every once in a while, and
> you'll always have the absolutely latest fixes, without waiting for a
> new release.

Seconded.


> To do this, make sure you have the toolchain installed: autotools, make, 
> gcc. You'll also need some devel packages, though I'd be surprised if 
> pulling in the devel package for Qt4 wasn't enough to pull in the rest. 

Under Debian, you can install all that is required to compile lyx with
`apt-get build-dep lyx`.

> Then make a directory for the sources and do this:
> # cd /my/src/dir
> # svn co svn://svn.lyx.org/lyx/lyx-devel/branches/BRANCH_1_6_X
> # cd BRANCH_1_6_X
> # ./autogen.sh
> # ./configure --enable-build-type rel --prefix /usr/local

> ---that last is of course optional, but then you won't overwrite the LyX 
> package.

I use 

    ./configure --with-version-suffix=16 --enable-build-type=release 

so that I can start the packed version (1.6.1 here) with `lyx` and the
home-grown with `lyx16`. This has also the effect of using separate user
LYXDIRS (~/.lyx vs. ~/.lyx16). The --prefix /usr/local seems to be the
default.

> # make
> # sudo make install

> And there you go. Absolutely up to date.

And for moving the binary to another machine:

  # "make DESTDIR=/tmp/lyx-svn install" 
  
and then make an archive of everything in /tmp/lyx-svn.

Günter


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