Indeed, this sounds actually quite interesting, but I don't see how that would work with LyX.
Doesn't LyX need a local LaTeX installation, even a small one? And, version control works on LyX files, not on LaTeX, right? On my Mac /usr/local/texlive from MacTex Basic has 514MB which even for my Netbook is peanuts. on 2014-09-17, 09:17 Rainer M Krug said the following: > Hi > > in the past there were some discussions about using cloud based latex > instead of a local installation. I just receive an announcement from > ShareLaTeX that one can automatically compile tex files on github. > > From their announcement: > > ,---- > | Github + ShareLaTeX > | > | We have released our new Cloud Compiler which automatically compiles > | your LaTeX projects stored in Github after each push. It is free and > | very easy to get setup with. If you prefer a local editor and git for > | writing your LaTeX then you now no longer need to worry about having a > | working LaTeX environment. > `---- > > More info can be found at > > https://www.sharelatex.com/github/ > > I am not entirely sure how robust and user friendly the git > implementation in LyX is, but it would be nice to use it for having a > version control as well as cloiund based compilation? > > Cheers, > > Rainer >
