> I checked out the latest cvs version.
> After a cd config the readme tells me not to try
> to run it manually, though the makefile it
> talks about is not distributed via cvs.
In the INSTALL file, it tells to run the "autogen.sh" script when you
use the lyx-devel cvs checkout.
In order for this script to work, you have to have autoconf, automake
and gettext installed correctly.
> Probably I'm just disqualifying myself to further cvs checkout
> lyx-_devel_ ... anyway
Not at all. Please give it a spin and report bugs here. We rely on
volunteers to help out testing LyX.
Greets,
Asger