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The Qt5 stuff is currently only enabled for the Mac/OSX platforms because the corresponding launcher there had to be discontinued (well its dependencies got phased out by Apple) - and shouldn't be used anywhere else (yet)<ref>http://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?p=234090#p234090</ref>. | The Qt5 stuff is currently only enabled for the Mac/OSX platforms because the corresponding launcher there had to be discontinued (well its dependencies got phased out by Apple) - and shouldn't be used anywhere else (yet)<ref>http://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?p=234090#p234090</ref>. | ||
Some code James has written in the 2014 will be obsolete, e.g. the native message box and menubar code. | Some code James has written in the 2014 will be obsolete, e.g. the native message box and menubar code. | ||
== Repercussions == | == Repercussions == | ||
=== Limitations === | |||
Note that even in the optimistic case, there will be some limitations – e.g., multi-window setup will not work in Qt builds without further work<ref name="a">http://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/mailman/message/33245028/</ref>. | |||
=== Dependencies === | === Dependencies === | ||
For the time being, Qt is only needed for the launcher feature, which is automatically disabled if it is not found<ref>http://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/mailman/message/33498614/</ref>. | For the time being, Qt is only needed for the launcher feature, which is automatically disabled if it is not found<ref>http://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/mailman/message/33498614/</ref>. | ||
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Related to Qt, up to now - only a simple replacement for the Mac Launcher has been introduced. This is not related to the internal user interface of FlightGear, at least for now<ref>http://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?p=229563#p229563</ref>. | Related to Qt, up to now - only a simple replacement for the Mac Launcher has been introduced. This is not related to the internal user interface of FlightGear, at least for now<ref>http://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?p=229563#p229563</ref>. | ||
Expect to see a test branch in Git in the next month or so, and hopefully something usable for 3.6. The PLIB code will remain so hopefully it can be a gradual transition<ref name="a">http://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/mailman/message/33245028/</ref>. | |||
=== FGRun === | === FGRun === | ||