Martin A. Hansen wrote: > hello > > > i need to track changes between a couple of lyx documents. > > the wiki page on change tracking confuses me: > http://wiki.lyx.org/Tips/ChangeTrackingLyx1-3-2 > > where is the patch ? the link is not working: > http://members.shaw.ca/jkerrb/lyx-1.3.2-change_tracking.diff.bz2 > > should such contributed patches not reside on lyx ftp site ? > > - or has it involved to > http://wiki.lyx.org/uploads/Tips/lyx-1.3.5-changebars.diff.bz2 > ? > > moreover, what versions of lyx does this patch work with (besides the > obvious 1.3.2) ?
I'd say that it works with the latest and greatest stable version of LyX, 1.3.5. As in the name 'lyx-1.3.5-changebars' :) > is the way you apply patches dependant on the patch, or > would a link to a wiki-page on how to install patches be in order? You reckon? Maybe. Anyway, here's a synopsis of what you need to do: Grab the LyX 1.3.5 sources from ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/stable/lyx-1.3.5.tar.bz2 Unpack them: $ bunzip2 lyx-1.3.5.tar.bz2 $ tar xvf lyx-1.3.5.tar $ cd lyx-1.3.5 Move the change tracking patch here and apply it. I'd expect this to work: $ bunzip2 lyx-1.3.5-changebars.diff.bz2 $ patch -p0 < lyx-1.3.5-changebars.diff Now build the executable. Something like: $ mkdir build && cd build $ ../configure --prefix=/usr/local --with-included-gettext \ --with-pspell --with-frontend=qt --with-qt-dir=<PATH to QTDIR>" $ make You might want to use the '--program-suffix' or '--with-version-suffix' options to configure (see configure --help) so that your modified lyx has a clear and meaningful name. Change to root and install it. $ su $ make install If you are using an rpm-based distribution, you might want to create a lyx rpm and install that: $ make rpmdist should work if your system is set up correctly. > now, for my overall view of this wiki page: i find it quite confusing - > it is a copy-paste of the history of the patch and some irrelevant > considerations IMHO. and what is the business with the "change bars" - > what does "change bars" mean here ? > > this could use some clean-up. Feel free to do so. That's the whole point of a wiki. It relies on motivated people like you to make it better. Whole sale rearrangement is perfectly acceptable, so don't be shy :) (The original is stored so it can always be retrieved should things not work out.) -- Angus
