Re: Win32 binaries?
Kayvan A. Sylvan wrote: >> > has anybody produced some Win32 binaries for LyX 1.4.0cvs or >> > 1.3.4/1.3.5cvs? >> >> Nope. In addition, the forked process code is totally broken on >> Win32. I'm thinking about how best to proceed. [...snip...] > Lyx is completely working on Win32 with Cygwin. I compile it almost > daily and use it about as often. That's good to hear. However, I was thinking specifically about the native Win32 port which I've definitely broken. Good 'n' proper ;-) I'm putting together a little project that will create a child process and communicate with it using anonymous pipes. If I can get it working using both the unix and the win32 native API then it'll be fun to factor into a little library that can be used on either. -- Angus
Re: Win32 binaries?
On Sat, Jun 05, 2004 at 12:32:09PM +0100, Angus Leeming wrote: > Michael Schmitt wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > has anybody produced some Win32 binaries for LyX 1.4.0cvs or > > 1.3.4/1.3.5cvs? > > Nope. In addition, the forked process code is totally broken on Win32. > I'm thinking about how best to proceed. > > > I noticed that many patches concerning the Win32 platform have been > > committed recently. so I guess that someone must actually work on > > this platform. > > Really? I don't think so. > > > Since Ruurd's latest version is 1.3.3 and I don't have to patience > > to set up a complete development environment by myself (Ruurd's > > description sounded a bit complicated), I would be very interested > > in such binaries. > > Shrug. If no one is willing to contribute, then nothing gets done... Lyx is completely working on Win32 with Cygwin. I compile it almost daily and use it about as often. ---Kayvan -- Kayvan A. Sylvan | Proud husband of | Father to my kids: Sylvan Associates, Inc. | Laura Isabella Sylvan | Katherine Yelena (8/8/89) http://sylvan.com/~kayvan | "crown of her husband" | Robin Gregory (2/28/92)
Re: Win32 binaries?
Michael Schmitt wrote: > Hello, > > has anybody produced some Win32 binaries for LyX 1.4.0cvs or > 1.3.4/1.3.5cvs? Nope. In addition, the forked process code is totally broken on Win32. I'm thinking about how best to proceed. > I noticed that many patches concerning the Win32 platform have been > committed recently. so I guess that someone must actually work on > this platform. Really? I don't think so. > Since Ruurd's latest version is 1.3.3 and I don't have to patience > to set up a complete development environment by myself (Ruurd's > description sounded a bit complicated), I would be very interested > in such binaries. Shrug. If no one is willing to contribute, then nothing gets done... -- Angus
Re: FEATURE FREEZE
Michael Schmitt wrote: >> LyX CVS as on the development branch (HEAD) is now entering _hard_ >> feature freeze mode. >> >> If it is not a (crashing) bug or a regression you are not supposed >> to work on it. >> >> If possible I'd like all bugzilla bugs to loose the target version >> if the case is not a (crashing) bug or a regression. > > Woohoo, > > what a great day! Now that code restructuring has come to a complete > stop, I will try to do as much testing as possible. I think that you're being a little over excited. The feature freeze was announced by Lars, who has only been tinkering with the code these last few months. The real restructuring guru of present times, Andre, has a new job and a new baby and is currently otherwise preoccupied. However, his restructuring is certainly not finished. Nor in many cases is it in a workable state. So, there may indeed be a feature freeze, but there's lots of coding still to do. -- Angus
Re: reLyX - tex2lyx - maturity
| I have successfully used tex2lyx to convert a big document (~230 pages, lots | of formulas and figures, edited by several authors with very different | latex knowledge) last month. I found and fixed some bugs during this | process (also the environment nesting bug that was the only remaining one | that showed up when converting the userguide), and will feed them back when | I find some time and the rest of the graphics conversion bugs are done. Very good. (please find time ) | tex2lyx hase some problems with tables, but I don't know if reLyX is better | there. The rest (at least my fixed version) is in my experience already | better than reLyX, so IMHO tex2lyx could become the default converter. Ok. The reason for my question is that I want to get rid of reLyX completely, but only if we have a working alternative. (tex2lyx) I think we shouldn't wait until tex2lyx is "perfect". If noone objects, I will consider reLyX bug reports as tex2lyx bug reports. I.e., if bugzilla lists a bug for reLyX that has been fixed in tex2lyx, I will mark the bug as "RESOLVED". Kind regards, Michael
Subversion (one more opinion)
Hello, I noticed a discussion on subversion recently. Here are my two cents: Subversion is a great tool. Full stop. I have used it for about 1 1/2 years and I never encountered a data loss or something similar. I set up a subversion server (based on an old Pentium II machine with W2K Pro and Apache 2.0.49) about 4 months ago - no problem so far as well. Installation of the server took about 2 hours because I was a bit uncertain and read the docs twice. If I had to set it up again, it would certainly take me no longer than 30 minutes! For the client side, precompiled binaries are available for various platforms (have a look TortoiseSVN for Win32! It's excellent!) No additional programs are needed. Subversion has many nice features. From my point of view, the most important feature is the ability to work off-line and still being able to compare the current working copy with the repository (SVN stores the repository files in some hidden directories). In addition, "cvs update" has finally been split into two commands: "svn status" (just checks what needs to be committed/updated) and "svn update" (actually updates). Not to mention the facility to rename and move files, etc. etc. Concerning child deseases: Well, SVN 1.0.0 and 1.0.1 had some problems concerning server-side authorization but meanwhile 1.0.4 is out. One problem is that as soon as people get a good tool, they become more and more demanding :-) People start to blame SVN for issues that CVS were never able to address! IMHO, SVN is already mature enough for daily work. Have a nice day, Michael
Re: reLyX - tex2lyx - maturity
Lars Gullik Bjønnes wrote: I have successfully used tex2lyx to convert a big document (~230 pages, lots of formulas and figures, edited by several authors with very different latex knowledge) last month. I found and fixed some bugs during this process (also the environment nesting bug that was the only remaining one that showed up when converting the userguide), and will feed them back when I find some time and the rest of the graphics conversion bugs are done. Georg, if you (or someone else) would like to get another test case, I can offer my thesis: About 230 pages as well, available as LyX 1.3.X file (and TeX, of course), exploits virtually all 1.3.X features, ERTs and many nasty combinations of them :-) In case of interest, I will send it to your private email address. Just let me know. Michael
Win32 binaries?
Hello, has anybody produced some Win32 binaries for LyX 1.4.0cvs or 1.3.4/1.3.5cvs? I noticed that many patches concerning the Win32 platform have been committed recently. so I guess that someone must actually work on this platform. Since Ruurd's latest version is 1.3.3 and I don't have to patience to set up a complete development environment by myself (Ruurd's description sounded a bit complicated), I would be very interested in such binaries. Kind regards, Michael
Re: FEATURE FREEZE
LyX CVS as on the development branch (HEAD) is now entering _hard_ feature freeze mode. If it is not a (crashing) bug or a regression you are not supposed to work on it. If possible I'd like all bugzilla bugs to loose the target version if the case is not a (crashing) bug or a regression. Woohoo, what a great day! Now that code restructuring has come to a complete stop, I will try to do as much testing as possible. Kind regards, Michael
Re: When will the next LyX version be released?
Hi Jean-Marc! John> There's no clear date. John> (Personal opinion: xmas is hopeful) Note that there will be at least one 1.3.x version until then. JMarc Does that mean you actually think about a future 1.3.6 version? Personally, I think we should finish 1.3.5 and then fully concentrate on 1.4.0. BTW: When will we (you) incorporate the 1.3.X translations into the main branch? Since the messages have changed significantly, we should contact the translators and manual writers at an early stage. As soon as you "move" the message strings, I will inform them about the current status. Kind regards, Michael (being happy to be able to spent yet another half a day on LyX :-)) PS: Unfortunately, I worked on the translations of 1.3.X and 1.4.0 in parallel, which caused some inconsistencies :-( I will merge the two files by myself - please ignore de.po if you run "msgmerge".
