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From: Zhu Sha Zang <zhushazang@×××××××××.br>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Qt3 deprecation and removal policy
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:38:48
Message-Id: 4B3BBA2F.6090504@yahoo.com.br
In Reply to: [gentoo-dev] Qt3 deprecation and removal policy by Ben de Groot
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4 Em 30-12-2009 15:14, Ben de Groot escreveu:
5 > As announced 5 months ago[1], Gentoo's Qt team now officially
6 > deprecates usage of x11-libs/qt:3 and packages depending on this
7 > version of Qt. The only supported and maintained version of Qt, both
8 > by the upstream developers (Nokia) and the Gentoo Qt Project, is now
9 > only version 4 (specifically >=4.5.3). As a result we have decided on
10 > a policy and timeline for the removal of qt:3 and ebuilds depending on
11 > it. We are dedicated to do anything we reasonably can to make sure
12 > that Qt4 versions or equivalents of the remaining Qt3 packages in the
13 > portage tree are available. The deprecated ebuilds for qt:3, and
14 > packages using it, will remain available in the community-maintained
15 > kde-sunset overlay.
16 >
17 >
18 > # Timeline #
19 >
20 > 2010-01-01:
21 >
22 > * mark qt:3 as deprecated with ewarn
23 > * mask qt3 useflag in profiles
24 > * add ewarn to qt3.eclass with link to removal policy
25 > * prepare news item about qt:3 deprecation and future removal
26 >
27 > 2010-01-21:
28 >
29 > * Qt team meeting: discuss actions to be taken regarding remaining
30 > pkgs that use qt:3
31 >
32 > 2010-02-21:
33 >
34 > * mask qt:3 and depending ebuilds, pending removal
35 >
36 > 2010-03-21:
37 >
38 > * remove qt:3 and depending ebuilds from the tree
39 > * remove masks
40 > * clean profiles from qt3 remnants
41 > * mark qt3.eclass as deprecated pending later removal
42 >
43 >
44 > # Policy for remaining ebuilds depending on qt:3 #
45 >
46 > * if Qt3 optional, remove this option
47 > * if Qt4 depending version stable, remove Qt3 depending versions
48 > * if Qt4 depending version in testing, mark stable, then remove older versions
49 > * if no Qt4 version in tree, get Qt4 version in testing by 2010-01-21
50 > and stable by 2010-02-21
51 > * if no Qt4 version exists, check for equivalent/replacement packages,
52 > and mask by 2010-02-21
53 >
54 > Note: for packages that currently have no version marked stable, the
55 > references to stabling Qt4 versions obviously don't apply.
56 >
57 > 1: http://archives.gentoo.org/gentoo-dev-announce/msg_d851e05567d538b662f34de8dfdb7316.xml
58 >
59 > Cheers,
60
61 A question:
62
63 My systems don't use qt3 use flag since six months ago, but using
64 qt3support USE FLAG. It's sane keep this flag set in make.conf?
65
66 Thanks for now.
67
68 p.s.: sorry if this is not the place to this question.
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Re: [gentoo-dev] Qt3 deprecation and removal policy Espen Hustad <espen.hustad@×××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-dev] Qt3 deprecation and removal policy Ben de Groot <yngwin@g.o>