Thanks: updating the Qt libraries for OS X worked, so that wd 'version' does 
indeed give 1.0.18/4.8.5.

Any particular reason that jqt wasn't compiled against current Qt libraries, 
which are at version 5.1?


On 1 Sep 2013 12:52:46 -0500, Norman Drinkwater <[email protected]> wrote:

> 
> Go to qt-project.org/downloads and scroll to the bottom of the page and 
> choose the 4.8.5 libraries for the Mac. I think they will install over the 
> existing libs in /library/Frameworks.
> 
> On Sep 1, 2013, at 11:07 AM, Murray Eisenberg <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> On 31 Aug 2013 22:42:50 -0500, Norman Drinkwater <[email protected]> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> I do seem to recall that /Library/Frameworks/QTCore.framework is used by 
>> other things on my Mac system, although I don't remember which. I don't even 
>> know whether it was installed as part of Apple's distribution of OS X 10.8.4 
>> or not.
>> 
>> Moreoever, through macports I have a separate installation, namely, the port 
>> qt4-mac @4.8.5_0, whose components were installed automatically (by some 
>> other port) in /opt/local/bin, /opt/local/include/Qt, /opt/local/share/qt4, 
>> etc. In principle, these should not interfere with Qt installed in /Library 
>> -- they would be known, in effect, only to other macports ports -- but I 
>> mention this here just in case.
>> 
>> I looked at qt-project.org to see about updating QTCore.framework, but the 
>> current version is Qt 5.1, not 4.8.5. What should I do here?
>> 
>> 
>>> Having Qt in both /Library/Frameworks and in ~install will lead to 
>>> conflicts. If the only reason Qt is on the system is to support jqt, the 
>>> Framework libraries should be deleted before updating Qt in ~install. If Qt 
>>> is needed for another program, update the framework libraries to 4.8.5 from 
>>> the Qt website. The reason that conditional is there is that jqt will use 
>>> the /Library frameworks if ~install/Qt is not present.
>>> 
>>> On Aug 31, 2013, at 10:21 PM, bill lam <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> For Mac, if there is no folder jpath '~install/Qt', try comment
>>>> out the line in stdlib.ijs
>>>> 
>>>> if. ('Darwin'-:UNAME) *. 1=#1!:0 jpath 
>>>> '/Library/Frameworks/QtCore.framework' do. return. end.
>>>> 
>>>> before updating.
>>>> 
>>>> ??, 30 ??? 2013, bill lam ?????(?):
>>>>> The jqt binaries for win and mac have been updated to 1.0.18.
>>>>> All were built with Qt 4.8.5. Updated qt libraries have also
>>>>> been added to jsoftware. The filenames are
>>>>> qt48-[win|mac]-[x86|x64|ppc].zip. The old 4.8.4 libraries were
>>>>> renamed to qt484*. Note that the new ppc libraries support webkit.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Summary of changes:
>>>>> 
>>>>> add qt version number to wdversion output; make flush style applicable to 
>>>>> all widgets; version to 1.0.18
>>>>> qt 5.1 win32
>>>>> fix Style assignment bug
>>>>> qt 5.1
>>>>> 
>>>>> For mac intel the install verb is not yet updated. Please
>>>>> change the line in stdlib.ijs from
>>>>> z=. 'qt48-mac-',(IFPPC pick 'intel';'ppc'),'.zip'
>>>>> to
>>>>> z=. 'qt48-mac-',(IFPPC pick (IF64 pick 'x86';'x64');'ppc'),'.zip'
>>>>> 
>>>>> to get the updated qt binary.  It also needs to remove or rename
>>>>> the Qt file folder before update.
>>>>> 
>>>>> After updating, checkt that wd'version' should give
>>>>> 
>>>>> 1.0.18/4.8.5

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Murray Eisenberg                                    [email protected]
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