Re: Recommended QT version to build Wireshark Master ?

[Graham Bloice <graham.bloice () trihedral com>]

On 15 September 2016 at 00:54, Gilbert Ramirez <gram () alumni rice edu> wrote:

> I used Qt 5.7 to build on Windows, 64-bit, yesterday and today. Should it
> be avoided, in favor for Qt 5.6 ?

I use 5.7 as well, no issues to report but I'm aware that I'm deviating
from the buildbots and therefore releases.


> Gilbert
>
> On Mon, Sep 12, 2016 at 5:06 PM, Graham Bloice <
> graham.bloice () trihedral com> wrote:
>
> > On 12 September 2016 at 20:22, Bill Meier <wmeier () newsguy com> wrote:
> >
> > > On 9/12/2016 3:11 PM, Bill Meier wrote:
> > >
> > > > I'm finally getting around to building Wireshark (Windows 7 32 bit)
> > > > again.
> > > >
> > > > What version of QT should be used ?
> > > >
> > > > WSDG sec 2.2.4  doesn't really say (although shows 5.5 in the example).
> > > > WSDG sec 2.2.10 (which I just happened to see) says 5.6.1
> > > > The Master buildbot seems to be using 5.3
> > > >
> > > > Also: wdsg sec 2.2.4 implies that the "OpenGL" version should be used.
> > > > Is this correct ?
> > > Update: I now see that master is actually using QT 5.6 so I'll use that
> > > version. (I was wrongly looking at a Wireshark 2.2 builder).
> > >
> > > Still not sure about Open-GL vs not Open-GL ?
> > As per the WSDG, Sect 2.2.10, 5.6.1 is recommended, although there is a
> > -1 build out now from Qt.
> >
> > I don't think you get the choice of non Open GL for 5.6 onwards.
> >
> > The docs could be cleaned up a bit here, they should list the recommended
> > Qt versions for each release and all the examples should be consistent.
> >
> > Windows is actually a bit further forwards here in the Qt version used,
> > because of no in-built distribution inertia.
> >
> > --
> > Graham Bloice


-- 
Graham Bloice

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