[Freeciv-Dev] [patch #3417] Configure check for Qt version
Follow-up Comment #6, patch #3417 (project freeciv): With new client written from scratch we have an good opportunity to do things in a new way compared to existing clients. From the talks in several forums, one thing that always comes up, is how freeciv's 2D sprites based graphics turn most users out, only some playing for nostalgic reasons (freeciv is like games were in my childhood). So I could consider even 5.0 as minimum Qt requirement once it (Qt5) comes out. Reason being that Qt3D will be part (not just extension) of it http://labs.qt.nokia.com/2012/04/11/qt-3d-and-qt5-qt4-news-and-releases/ Maybe it would be useful for us? ___ Reply to this item at: http://gna.org/patch/?3417 ___ Message sent via/by Gna! http://gna.org/ ___ Freeciv-dev mailing list Freeciv-dev@gna.org https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/freeciv-dev
[Freeciv-Dev] [patch #3417] Configure check for Qt version
Follow-up Comment #7, patch #3417 (project freeciv): Also, how is compatibility between major Qt versions? If we develop Qt4 client, will it work in Qt5 too? It makes no sense to develop Qt4-only client when world starts to move to Qt5. ___ Reply to this item at: http://gna.org/patch/?3417 ___ Message sent via/by Gna! http://gna.org/ ___ Freeciv-dev mailing list Freeciv-dev@gna.org https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/freeciv-dev
[Freeciv-Dev] [patch #3417] Configure check for Qt version
Follow-up Comment #8, patch #3417 (project freeciv): Yeah, qt5 should be fully compatible with qt4, there is no much changes, btw there should be easy switch to openGL rendering instead X11 ( in qt4 ) but I doubt if there would be any benefits from it, seems both are accelerated by hardware, no idea how under windows. On other hand I've read that sdl 2.0 is coming http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_itempx=MTE0MDU ___ Reply to this item at: http://gna.org/patch/?3417 ___ Message sent via/by Gna! http://gna.org/ ___ Freeciv-dev mailing list Freeciv-dev@gna.org https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/freeciv-dev
[Freeciv-Dev] [patch #3417] Configure check for Qt version
Follow-up Comment #5, patch #3417 (project freeciv): As of patch #3424, Qt 4.7 is no longer a requirement -- it now builds fine on my 4.6.2 system. ___ Reply to this item at: http://gna.org/patch/?3417 ___ Message sent via/by Gna! http://gna.org/ ___ Freeciv-dev mailing list Freeciv-dev@gna.org https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/freeciv-dev
[Freeciv-Dev] [patch #3417] Configure check for Qt version
URL: http://gna.org/patch/?3417 Summary: Configure check for Qt version Project: Freeciv Submitted by: jtn Submitted on: Sun Jul 15 00:19:02 2012 Category: client-qt Priority: 5 - Normal Status: Ready For Test Privacy: Public Assigned to: cazfi Originator Email: Open/Closed: Open Discussion Lock: Any Planned Release: 2.5.0 ___ Details: Split out from patch #3367, based on a post by cazfi to freeciv-dev http://mail.gna.org/public/freeciv-dev/2012-07/msg00431.html. The newly fleshed out Qt code uses at least one feature from Qt 4.7, so needs a configure check. The attached patch from cazfi adds one. ___ File Attachments: --- Date: Sun Jul 15 00:19:02 2012 Name: Qt47Check.patch Size: 1kB By: jtn Qt configure check from cazfi http://gna.org/patch/download.php?file_id=16091 ___ Reply to this item at: http://gna.org/patch/?3417 ___ Message sent via/by Gna! http://gna.org/ ___ Freeciv-dev mailing list Freeciv-dev@gna.org https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/freeciv-dev
[Freeciv-Dev] [patch #3417] Configure check for Qt version
Follow-up Comment #1, patch #3417 (project freeciv): Result of my testing: configure bails out on my Qt 4.6.2 system, which is what we want, although the error message could lead to headscratching: checking Qt headers... not found configure: error: selected client 'qt' cannot be built config.log attached for reference, in case it's useful. (file #16092) ___ Additional Item Attachment: File name: config.log Size:89 KB ___ Reply to this item at: http://gna.org/patch/?3417 ___ Message sent via/by Gna! http://gna.org/ ___ Freeciv-dev mailing list Freeciv-dev@gna.org https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/freeciv-dev
[Freeciv-Dev] [patch #3417] Configure check for Qt version
Follow-up Comment #3, patch #3417 (project freeciv): That placeholder isn't much useful, I'll remove it in next patch, ok ? So maybe no need to increase qt version. OK, and I'd love to see the result of your work, but as Marko said in email, don't feel you have to bend over backwards for compatibility -- it's OK to use new Qt features if it makes things easier. ___ Reply to this item at: http://gna.org/patch/?3417 ___ Message sent via/by Gna! http://gna.org/ ___ Freeciv-dev mailing list Freeciv-dev@gna.org https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/freeciv-dev
[Freeciv-Dev] [patch #3417] Configure check for Qt version
Follow-up Comment #4, patch #3417 (project freeciv): Just a thought, but given that given that 5.0 is planned within next 3 months, even if it turn out to be a disaster (due to excessive qml or otherwise) and that qt client wasn't functional till now, is there a point of targeting anything below 4.8 ? ___ Reply to this item at: http://gna.org/patch/?3417 ___ Message sent via/by Gna! http://gna.org/ ___ Freeciv-dev mailing list Freeciv-dev@gna.org https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/freeciv-dev
