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=== 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>. | ||
If CMake does not find QT5 then it skips the QT launcher compilation<ref>http://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/mailman/message/33498869/</ref>. Thus, Qt5 is an optional build dependency and people can continue to other other front-ends. | If CMake does not find QT5 then it skips the QT launcher compilation<ref>http://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/mailman/message/33498869/</ref>. Thus, Qt5 is an optional build dependency and people can continue to use other other front-ends (fgrun, fgx etc). | ||
We need to have the discussion if it should become the default launcher for Windows (Linux and other Unixes are less relevant, it’s up to the distribution packagers). | We need to have the discussion if it should become the default launcher for Windows (Linux and other Unixes are less relevant, it’s up to the distribution packagers). |