On Sat, Apr 29, 2006 at 10:22:08PM -0500, Bo Peng wrote: > > I put both versions at > > > > ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/bin/1.4.1/lyx-1.4.1-cygwin.tar.gz > > > > but had almost no feedback apart a couple of bug reports. > > I think that, counting me, there are at least 3 LyX/Cygwin > > users. The lesser, the better? :-) > > Have you ever thought of pushing lyx to the official cygwin > repository? The process is not terribly complicated ( > http://www.cygwin.com/setup.html ) and you sure will get a lot more > users (and their appreciations for your work) and lots of feedback. > > Considering the effort you have put in cygwin/lyx, this really worth trying. > > Just my 2c.
I thought about it but the point is that I cannot guarantee a continued commitment. I am not really interested in having users. I build it for my personal use and I share it because nobody else provides a cygwin package. I hoped that by starting it, someone else could take over from me. Currently I am dedicating far too much time to LyX than I can really afford and don't know for how long I can continue with this pace. IMO LyX/Cygwin is potentially better than the native version. For example, lyxclient works with it and reverse dvi search will be possible. The only obstacle I see for it becoming more widespread is that it currently uses posix paths for external operations. I already have a working patch making it behaving as a native application with regards to paths, but I am having big difficulties to get it accepted. Given that nobody is really interested in cygwin here, I fear that I will be the only one using it in my personal tree. Notice that cygwin can cope with both native and posix style paths. The current consensus here is that a standard Windows user hates cygwin, but I think that there are many cygwin users that are potential users of LyX/Cygwin. IMO an official LyX/Cygwin would be a success. Are you interested in getting the baton? -- Enrico
