[arch-dev-public] Status of QT4
Hi, I just wanted to ask what the status of QT4 is. There are some packages which cannot be updated due to dependency on the new version of QT. It wouldn't be that bad idea to update qt before KDE4 is ready. I wonder if the following upgrade path works: * introduce a qt3 package (just rename the current qt; files should stay in /opt/qt) * repackage those packages which directly depend on qt3. (there are not that many) * update the qt package to version 4 and install all files to /usr * packages like kdebase should still work because they do not directly depend on qt (from pacmans point of view) and search fore qt files in /opt/qt. What do you think? Is it really that simple? Pierre -- archlinux.de
Pierre Schmitz wrote:
Hi,
I just wanted to ask what the status of QT4 is. There are some packages which cannot be updated due to dependency on the new version of QT.
It wouldn't be that bad idea to update qt before KDE4 is ready. I wonder if the following upgrade path works:
* introduce a qt3 package (just rename the current qt; files should stay in /opt/qt) * repackage those packages which directly depend on qt3. (there are not that many) * update the qt package to version 4 and install all files to /usr * packages like kdebase should still work because they do not directly depend on qt (from pacmans point of view) and search fore qt files in /opt/qt.
What do you think? Is it really that simple?
Pierre
Since were not sure of the exact time when KDE 4 will be released, and speculation even pushing its release into 2008, I suggest we leave qt3 untouched for now at /opt/qt (with the package name 'qt' ) and introduce qt4 into extra at '/opt/qt4' and pkgname 'qt4'. We can avoid the repackage if we do it this way.. Varun
-----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: arch-dev-public-bounces@archlinux.org [mailto:arch-dev-public- bounces@archlinux.org] Namens Varun Acharya Verzonden: donderdag 18 oktober 2007 12:09 Aan: Public mailing list for ArchLinux development Onderwerp: Re: [arch-dev-public] Status of QT4
Hi,
I just wanted to ask what the status of QT4 is. There are some
cannot be updated due to dependency on the new version of QT.
It wouldn't be that bad idea to update qt before KDE4 is ready. I wonder if the following upgrade path works:
* introduce a qt3 package (just rename the current qt; files should stay in /opt/qt) * repackage those packages which directly depend on qt3. (there are not that many) * update the qt package to version 4 and install all files to /usr * packages like kdebase should still work because they do not
Pierre Schmitz wrote: packages which directly depend
on qt (from pacmans point of view) and search fore qt files in /opt/qt.
What do you think? Is it really that simple?
Pierre
Since were not sure of the exact time when KDE 4 will be released, and speculation even pushing its release into 2008, I suggest we leave qt3 untouched for now at /opt/qt (with the package name 'qt' ) and introduce qt4 into extra at '/opt/qt4' and pkgname 'qt4'. We can avoid the repackage if we do it this way..
I vote against using another shitty /opt prefix. We migrated several projects to /usr (Xorg, gnome, xfce), why package something which is new in /opt/qt4 then?
2007/10/18, Jan de Groot <jan@jgc.homeip.net>:
Since were not sure of the exact time when KDE 4 will be released, and speculation even pushing its release into 2008, I suggest we leave qt3 untouched for now at /opt/qt (with the package name 'qt' ) and introduce qt4 into extra at '/opt/qt4' and pkgname 'qt4'. We can avoid the repackage if we do it this way..
I vote against using another shitty /opt prefix. We migrated several projects to /usr (Xorg, gnome, xfce), why package something which is new in /opt/qt4 then?
I agree with Jan. -- Roman Kyrylych (Роман Кирилич)
Roman Kyrylych schrieb:
I agree with Jan.
I agree with Jan and Pierre. Pierre's suggestions looks fine. I am short of time right now, so what about Pierre starts doing the work? :)
Roman Kyrylych wrote:
2007/10/18, Jan de Groot <jan@jgc.homeip.net>:
Since were not sure of the exact time when KDE 4 will be released, and speculation even pushing its release into 2008, I suggest we leave qt3 untouched for now at /opt/qt (with the package name 'qt' ) and introduce qt4 into extra at '/opt/qt4' and pkgname 'qt4'. We can avoid the repackage if we do it this way..
I vote against using another shitty /opt prefix. We migrated several projects to /usr (Xorg, gnome, xfce), why package something which is new in /opt/qt4 then?
I agree with Jan.
I had overlooked that, You're right. Lets use /usr for qt4 from the beginning. Varun
participants (5)
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Jan de Groot
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Pierre Schmitz
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Roman Kyrylych
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Thomas Bächler
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Varun Acharya