> -----Original Message----- > From: ext Loaden [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 4:00 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Mingw-w64-public] Fwd: [Development] Choosing a new MinGW > for Qt 5 > > Does anyone think about we can use cross compilation on Linux. > e.g. on Ubuntu 12.04, the mingw-w64 4.6.3 can works well with Qt. > It will fast, and can use make -j option. > But it can't run the QTest (maybe? I am not sure).
There's nothing wrong with cross-compilation. But what we need first and foremost is a reliable, native MinGW environment for developing Qt applications, since the vast majority of Qt developers that develop for Windows also develop _on_ Windows. Now one can argue that Qt itself could still be compiled using a cross-compiler. But if we're not able to compile Qt ourselves with the native toolchain, how can we be sure other complex apps will work? I haven't found a stock native MinGW 64 bit package yet that can compile Qt 5 + Qt Creator. Peter seems willing to experiment with a custom package, but I personally do not see this for 5.0 . I think for 5.0 , we should therefore only put MinGW 32 bit gcc 4.7 as Tier 2 or (preferably) Tier 1 platform. Support for MinGW 64 bit would be on a best effort basis (Tier 3). Now for 5.1 (that is, earliest May 2013) we should definitely reevaluate MinGW 64 bit as Tier 1 or Tier 2. What do you all think? I certainly don't want to discourage any effort in getting MinGW-64 bit and Qt 5 to work, but rather want to be realistic in what we should aim for with 5.0. Kai PS: Added [email protected] again to the thread. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Mingw-w64-public mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mingw-w64-public
