Qt 5.1(.1) migration plans and blockers
Qt 5.1(.1) migration plans and blockers.
Saucy feature freeze is here, but there are known bugs with Qt 5.1 (ppa:canonical-
Blueprint information
- Status:
- Started
- Approver:
- None
- Priority:
- High
- Drafter:
- None
- Direction:
- Approved
- Assignee:
- Timo Jyrinki
- Definition:
- Approved
- Series goal:
- Accepted for saucy
- Implementation:
- Started
- Milestone target:
- ubuntu-13.09
- Started by
- Timo Jyrinki
- Completed by
Related branches
Related bugs
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Qt 5.1.1 (usable PPA): ppa:canonical-
Work-In-Progress PPA:s ( rebuilding with final tarballs, released 20130828 with 1 MacOS related commit difference to ~20130820 )
ppa:canonical-
ppa:canonical-
Upgrade instructions for 5.1.1~20130820 (mobile & desktop):
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:canonical-
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
sudo reboot
To revert back to archive versions:
sudo ppa-purge ppa:canonical-
== Known Issues ==
Generally works, but some issues, see https:/
[Fixed]
Bug #1214374: Include patch to Correct geometry for "@2x" pixmaps Fix Committed
Bug #1217335: qmenumodel fails to build on i386/amd64 against Qt 5.1.1 Fix Released
Bug #1215414: CMake path error in Qt 5.1.1 Fix Committed
Bug #1217693: webbrowser-app crash with Qt 5.1.1 [fixed with rebuild] Invalid
[Needs developer work]
See work items
== Why we need 5.1.1 ==
- QML/Scene Graph event loop rewrite that's more trustworthy
- input support for accented characters
- possible to drop qtquick1 from SDK
- ...
== Potential Issues ==
- Additional issues may be found with more/formal testing like http://
- Builds failing against 5.1.1? Looks quite good! Mostly everything builds: http://
== Status Document and Uploading ==
- Going forward with Qt 5.1.1? Consensus is yes. FFe will be needed.
- Detailed status document and upload order to Ubuntu:
https:/
4 rebuilds needed: qtubuntu, qtubuntu-sensors, unity8, webbrowser-app. https:/
Work Items
Work items for ubuntu-13.09:
[timo-jyrinki] Update to final Qt 5.1.1 tarballs: DONE
[timo-jyrinki] Recipe for webbrowser-app daily build: DONE
[timo-jyrinki] Make backup of Qt 5.1.0 packages to canonical-
[timo-jyrinki] Copy 20130820 packages to qt5-beta-proper: DONE
[timo-jyrinki] Copy final versioned packages to qt5-beta-proper: DONE
[seb128] Sponsor the uploads and rebuilds to archives: TODO
[timo-jyrinki] Make FFe (sil2100 for the QPA bits): DONE
[pat-mcgowan] Talk to fginther about running tests (including ISO testcases): DONE
[sil2100] Bug 1157213 Port appmenu support to Qt5 QPA (aproximated to around 10-12 continuous hours of work): INPROGRESS
[fboucault] Bug 1207270 Font size too small in browser with Qt 5.1: INPROGRESS
[robertcarr] Bug 1215374 qtubuntu fails to build against Qt 5.1.1 on i386 amd64: TODO
[bzoltan] Bug 1217331 ui-toolkit fails some tests against Qt 5.1.1: INPROGRESS
Bug 1217338 qtubuntu-media fails to build against Qt 5.1.1 on i386 (only) (lower priority as qtubuntu-media is not used anymore by default): POSTPONED
[thomas-moenicke] Bug 1217702 OSK stops responding on Qt 5.1.1: INPROGRESS
[timo-jyrinki] contact balloons rsalveti plars on public call to testing: DONE