i would like to contribute to the wiki - when i fully understand this.
i got the compilation and application of the patch working. and sure!
change-tracking -> now known as change-bars are working - however, i cant view
DVI etc:
LaTeX Error: File `dvipost.sty' not found.
\usepackage
[usenames]{color}^^M
*** (cannot \read from terminal in nonstop modes)
now, where do i find dvipost.sty? its not on CTAN.
martin
On Tue, May 10, 2005 at 11:35:45AM +0100, Angus Leeming wrote:
> 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
