There are a lot of changes from v4 to v5, it's not as simple as changing the lib files.
Mainly they ad a new css class to define is the icon is solid, light or regular, while in v4 it's part of the main icon class. They have also changed many icon names. https://fontawesome.com/how-to-use/on-the-web/setup/upgrading-from- version-4 This upgrade is not a simple task and there are no security patches yet, I think we can leave it for 19.10 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Mahara Contributors, which is subscribed to Mahara. Matching subscriptions: Subscription for all Mahara Contributors -- please ask on #mahara-dev or mahara.org forum before editing or unsubscribing it! https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1811904 Title: need to upgrade Font Awesome library from 4.7.0 to 5.6.3 Status in Mahara: Confirmed Bug description: need to upgrade Font Awesome library from 4.7.0 to 5.6.3 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1811904/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~mahara-contributors Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~mahara-contributors More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
