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authorTopi Reinio <topi.reinio@theqtcompany.com>2015-12-01 13:45:36 +0100
committerTopi Reiniƶ <topi.reinio@theqtcompany.com>2015-12-03 13:13:48 +0000
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Doc: Remove obsolete information from 'OS X - Building from Source'
Remove obsolete information: - Discussing binary packages (done on upper level docs) - Universal binaries (PowerPC no longer supported) - Installing tutorials - Running 'make confclean' (no longer exists) Change-Id: Iac860406ddb2810fb8cb306040a28c82cbf0fb06 Reviewed-by: Jake Petroules <jake.petroules@theqtcompany.com>
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diff --git a/doc/src/platforms/osx.qdoc b/doc/src/platforms/osx.qdoc
index feb5bca7..7bc3d683 100644
--- a/doc/src/platforms/osx.qdoc
+++ b/doc/src/platforms/osx.qdoc
@@ -195,15 +195,6 @@
You can download the Qt 5 sources from the \l{Downloads} page. For
more information, visit the \l{Getting Started with Qt} page.
- For the binary package, simply double-click on the Qt.mpkg
- and follow the instructions to install Qt. You can later run the \c{uninstall-qt.py}
- script to uninstall the binary package. The script is located in /Developer/Tools and
- must be run as root.
-
- \note Do not run the iPhone simulator while installing Qt. The
- \l{http://openradar.appspot.com/7214991}
- {iPhone simulator conflicts with the package installer}.
-
\section1 Step 1: Install the License File (Commercial Editions Only)
If you have the commercial edition of Qt, install your license
file as \c{$HOME/.qt-license}.
@@ -230,11 +221,9 @@
\snippet snippets/code/doc_src_installation.qdoc 12
- Specify \c{-universal} if you want to build universal binaries, and also
- supply a path to the \c{-sdk} option if your development machine has a
- PowerPC CPU. By default, Qt is built as a framework, but you can built
- it as a set of dynamic libraries (dylibs) by specifying the \c{-no-
- framework} option.
+ By default, Qt is built as a framework, but you can built
+ it as a set of dynamic libraries (dylibs) by specifying the
+ \c{-no-framework} option.
Qt can also be configured to be built with debugging symbols. This
process is described in detail in the \l{Debugging Techniques}
@@ -243,14 +232,13 @@
The \l{Qt Configure Options}{Configure Options} page contains more
information about the configure options.
- To create the library and compile all the examples, tools,
- and tutorials, type:
+ To create the library and compile all the examples and tools, type:
\snippet snippets/code/doc_src_installation.qdoc 13
If \c{-prefix} is outside the build directory, you need to install
- the library, examples, tools, and tutorials in the appropriate
- place. To do this, type:
+ the library, examples, and tools in the appropriate place. To do this,
+ type:
\snippet snippets/code/doc_src_installation.qdoc 14
@@ -260,11 +248,6 @@
\note There is a potential race condition when running make install with multiple
jobs. It is best to only run one make job (-j1) for the install.
- If you later need to reconfigure and rebuild Qt from the
- same location, ensure that all traces of the previous configuration are
- removed by entering the build directory and typing \c{make confclean}
- before running \c configure again.
-
\section1 Step 3: Set the Environment Variables
In order to use Qt, some environment variables need to be