diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'dist')
| -rw-r--r-- | dist/changes-5.0.0 | 150 |
1 files changed, 116 insertions, 34 deletions
diff --git a/dist/changes-5.0.0 b/dist/changes-5.0.0 index 8ce7ee4ee9..6d58c21133 100644 --- a/dist/changes-5.0.0 +++ b/dist/changes-5.0.0 @@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ information about a particular change. * Source incompatible changes * **************************************************************************** +- The Qt 3 support module and all related code was removed. + - QAtomicInt's and QAtomicPointer's non-atomic convenience methods (i.e., operator=, operator int / operator T*, operator!, operator==, operator!= and operator->) have been removed as they did implicit @@ -282,23 +284,6 @@ information about a particular change. - QIconEngineV2 was merged into QIconEngine You might need to adjust your code if it used a QIconEngine. -- qmake - * Projects which explicitly set an empty TARGET are considered broken now. - * The makespec and .qmake.cache do not see build pass specific variables any more. - * load()/include() with a target namespace and infile()/$$fromfile() now start with - an entirely pristine context. - * Configure's -sysroot and -hostprefix are now handled slightly differently. - The QT_INSTALL_... properties are now automatically prefixed with the sysroot; - the raw values are available as QT_INSTALL_.../raw and the sysroot as QT_SYSROOT. - The new QT_HOST_... properties can be used to refer to the Qt host tools. - * Several functions and built-in variables were modified to return normalized paths. - * The -(no-)exception flags in configure have been removed. Qt modules are now compiled - without exceptions by default, as they do not use them and can neither handle them - properly. Qt Core still has exceptions enabled to correctly throw bad_alloc exceptions - in our tool classes. - Whether code should be compiled with exception support enabled or disabled can be - controlled by a CONFIG += exceptions/exceptions_off setting in the .pro file. - - QTextCodecPlugin has been removed since it is no longer used. All text codecs are now built into QtCore. @@ -919,9 +904,66 @@ Qt for Windows CE - Build System - * Remove qttest_p4.prf file. From now on we should explicitly enable the - things from it which we want. Autotest .pro files should stop using - 'load(qttest_p4)' and start using 'CONFIG+=testcase' instead. + * Qt has been split into numerous repositories. Configure covers mostly only qtbase's options. + * Qt will now install CMake configuration files for all its libraries. + +- configure + + * The Mac OS X -dwarf2 configure argument has been removed. DWARF2 is always + used on Mac OS X now. + * The following options have been added: (-no)-force-asserts, (-no)-strip, (-no)-gui & + (-no)-widgets, -device & -device-option, -archdatadir, -libexecdir & -qmldir, + and numerous changes relating to specific Qt features and dependencies. + * Configure will no longer call "qmake -recursive" by default, as the subsequent + build invokes qmake as needed. Use -fully-process to restore the old behavior. + +- qmake + + * default_pre.prf is now evaluated per subproject & build pass, symmetrically + to default_post.prf. + * .qmake.conf files (.qmake.cache equivalent in source tree) are read now. + * Project-specific mkspecs/ and features/ directories are supported now. + QMAKEPATH and QMAKEFEATURES can be set in .qmake.{config,cache} to specifiy their + location, and qmake will find them in the project's top-level directory automatically. + * Mixing host and target subprojects is now supported. "default-host" makespec + was added; option(host_build) enables its use. + * QMAKE_MOC_OPTIONS variable is now available for passing additional parameters + to the moc. + * The CROSS_COMPILE variable and property can be used to parametrize the device + and mingw makespecs. + * QMAKE_RPATHLINKDIR (complementary to QMAKE_RPATHDIR) is now understood. + * The "aux" TEMPLATE was added. Does not work with vcproj and xcode output files. + * The properties QT_INSTALL_ARCHDATA, QT_INSTALL_LIBEXECS, QT_INSTALL_QML, + QMAKE_SPEC & QMAKE_XSPEC were added. QT_INSTALL_DEMOS is obsolete. + * The following functions have been added: $$sort_depends, $$resolve_depends, + $$enumerate_vars, $$reverse, $$val_escape, $$format_number, $$shadowed, + $$clean_path, $$system_path, $$shell_path, $$absolute_path, $$relative_path, + $$system_quote, $$shell_quote, cache, write_file, touch, mkpath & log. + defined can now query variables; $$cat and $$system support more splitting modes. + qtCompileTest (available from configure.prf) was added. + * Removed qttest_p4.prf. Use CONFIG+=testcase and other flags instead. + * QMAKE_SUBSTITUTES can now copy files verbatim. + * MSVC desktop builds now use -Zc:wchar_t. + * The following variables were added: QMAKESPEC, _QMAKE_CONF_ & _QMAKE_SUPER_CACHE_. + * QDBUSXML2CPP_{INTERFACES,ADAPTORS}_{HEADER,SOURCE}_FLAGS are now understood, + and DBUS_{INTERFACES,ADAPTORS} support file groups with individual flags now. + * QT_PRIVATE and PKGCONFIG_PRIVATE (analogous to LIBS_PRIVATE resp. PKGCONFIG) are now understood. + * INSTALLS entries now support copying with subdirectory (e.g., entry.base = $$dirname(PWD)). + * Defining QTPLUGIN in dynamically linked projects does not hurt any more. + * CONFIG+=import_plugins will now cause plugin imports for QTPLUGIN being auto-generated. + * Debug info generation can now be enabled also for release builds (CONFIG+=force_debug_info). + * The following CONFIG flags have been deprecated in favor of QT module entries: + qtestlib, qdbus, help, designer, uitools, qaxserver & qaxcontainer (the leading 'q' + was stripped from the affected modules). + * The IN_PWD alias for PWD was deprecated. + * QMAKE_{DIST,}CLEAN support normalized path separators now. + * CONFIG+=depend_includepath is on by default now. DEPENDPATH is unnecessary in most projects. + * Makespecs should be adjusted in the following ways: + * The QMAKE_INCDIR_QT, QMAKE_LIBDIR_QT, QMAKE_MOC, QMAKE_UIC, QMAKE_IDC, TEMPLATE & QT + variables should not be defined any more. Furthermore, QMAKE_LIBS_X11SM is obsolete. + * The qt, warn_on, release, & link_prl CONFIG flags should not be set any more. + * The QMAKE_PLATFORM & QMAKE_COMPILER variables should be defined now. + Several other variables should be defined by including files from mkspecs/common/. - Assistant @@ -932,6 +974,11 @@ Qt for Windows CE - Linguist + * The integration with Mac OS' document handling was improved + * lupdate can now treat other .ts files as sources + * lupdate's CODECFORTR is deprecated and will be removed soon. All source code + written with Qt is expected to use UTF-8 encoding. + - rcc @@ -944,20 +991,6 @@ Qt for Windows CE - uic -- uic3 - - -- qmake - -* QMAKE_MOC_OPTIONS variable is now available for passing additional parameters - to the moc. - - -- configure - - * The Mac OS X -dwarf2 configure argument has been removed. DWARF2 is always - used on Mac OS X now. - - qtconfig @@ -1006,6 +1039,10 @@ Qt for Windows CE in the URL by themselves. Now, it will return "%25", like QUrl::toEncoded(). +- QLibraryInfo + + * location() always returns paths with normalized separators now. + - QVariant * Definition of QVariant::UserType changed. Currently it is the same as @@ -1037,3 +1074,48 @@ Qt for Windows CE * The static function QMessageBox::question has changed the default argument for buttons. Before the default was to have an Ok button. That is changed to having a yes and a no button. + +- qmake & configure + + * The project file parser has been rewritten from scratch. Invalid syntax will be + rejected more aggressively, and interpretation may have changed in some corner cases. + * Projects which explicitly set an empty TARGET are considered broken now. + * The makespec and .qmake.cache do not see build pass specific variables any more. + * load()/include() with a target namespace and infile()/$$fromfile() now start with + an entirely pristine context. + * Configure's -sysroot and -hostprefix are now handled slightly differently. + The QT_INSTALL_... properties are now automatically prefixed with the sysroot; + the raw values are available as QT_INSTALL_.../raw and the sysroot as QT_SYSROOT. + The new QT_HOST_... properties can be used to refer to the Qt host tools. + -no-gcc-sysroot can be used for non-standard sysroot configurations. + * The QMAKE_MKSPECS property became unavailable at the command line. Query QT_HOST_DATA instead. + * The TEMPLATE_PREFIX variable is gone. Use contains(TEMPLATE, vc.*) instead. + * The "default" makespec symlink/directory is gone. Use qmake -query QMAKE_XSPEC instead. + * DEPENDPATH does not end up in VPATH any more. Some SOURCES may not be found any more. + * Several functions and built-in variables were modified to return normalized paths. + * The -(no-)exception flags in configure have been removed. Qt modules are now compiled + without exceptions by default, as they do not use them and can neither handle them + properly. Qt Core still has exceptions enabled to correctly throw bad_alloc exceptions + in our tool classes. + Whether code should be compiled with exception support enabled or disabled can be + controlled by a CONFIG += exceptions/exceptions_off setting in the .pro file. + * The -no/-stl configure options are gone. Qt always uses the STL now. + * The -no/-fast configure options are gone. + * The -prefix-install configure option is gone. Use -prefix, etc. instead. + * The -make option of the Windows configure was renamed to -make-tool. + -make now complements -no-make, like in the Unix version. + * The object_with_source CONFIG flag was removed. Use object_parallel_to_source instead. + * Support for universal binaries on Mac OS has been removed. + * The processor architecture handling changed significantly. This affects the -arch & -*-endian + configure options, the QT_ARCH qmake variable, and more. + * No "make_default" make targets will be generated any more. Use "make_first" instead. + * The "qmake" make targets are non-recursive now. Use "qmake_all" to recurse. + * load() with paths relative to the current project is not supported any more. + Use include() instead. + * Persistent qmake properties are not versioned any more. Also, the vendor changed to + "QtProject", so old settings are lost. + * Support for the Borland toolchain was removed. Numerous obsolete makespecs were culled. + * setcepaths.bat is gone. QMake-generated Makefiles are self-contained now. + * moc_dir, rcc_dir and some other tool variables are not defined in Qt's .pc files any more; + the generic host_bins is defined instead. + |