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Feature #1897

Port to QT6

Added by Moody 7 months ago. Updated 3 days ago.

Status:
Assigned
Priority:
High
Assignee:
Sputnick
Category:
General / Unspecified
Target version:
1.0.0
Start date:
12/05/2024
Due date:
% Done:

0%

Estimated time:
OS:
Any

Description

QT5 (the basis of current quassel) will go out of maintenance and the successor QT6 is already there for a good while.
To have quassel alive in the future, a port to QT6 will be required as distros might drop QT5 and therefore Quassel, too.

There is a compatibility library (https://download.qt.io/archive/qt/6.8/6.8.1/submodules/qt5compat-everywhere-src-6.8.1.tar.xz) which might help getting Quassel go on QT6.

History

#1 Updated by Sputnick 3 months ago

  • Assignee set to Sputnick

I plan to do this within the next few months. Need to find the time for it, but I'm slowly gearing up to work on this.

#2 Updated by Moody 3 months ago

thats great news. If i can be of any help for that case, tell me. (see us on #quassel and/or #quassel.de)

#3 Updated by johu about 1 month ago

In preparation for the Qt6 migration I have dropped the legacy webkit support.
https://github.com/quassel/quassel/pull/624

#4 Updated by Sputnick 6 days ago

  • Status changed from New to Assigned

#5 Updated by Sputnick 6 days ago

  • Target version changed from Some future release to 1.0.0

#6 Updated by Mary319Horne 3 days ago

Quassel's continued existence relies on a port to Qt6. Since Qt5, its current framework, is reaching end-of-maintenance and distributions will soon drop support, Quassel needs to migrate to Qt6 to remain compatible with modern operating systems and ensure its future viability. https://www.yourtexasbenefitse.com

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