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+.. _developer-adapt-qt:
+
+Adapt to new Qt versions
+========================
+
+Adapting to source changes
+--------------------------
+
+The dev branch of PySide is switched to a new Qt minor version
+after its API review is finished and the API is stable.
+
+Until that happens, a patch should be continuously developed
+to adapt to this version.
+
+The `new classes page <https://doc-snapshots.qt.io/qt6-6.7/newclasses67.html>`_
+is a good source of information for new API.
+
+New classes and should be added to the type system file (using
+a ``since`` attribute) and ``CMakeList.txt`` file of the respective module.
+
+Should the class not be available on all platforms, the respective
+``QT_CONFIG`` macro needs to be specified in the type system file and
+feature checks need to be added to ``CMakeList.txt`` (see for example
+``QPermission``).
+
+The process consists of running a build and evaluating the log file.
+The script
+`shiboken2tasks.py <https://code.qt.io/cgit/qt-creator/qt-creator.git/tree/scripts/shiboken2tasks.py>`_
+from the *Qt Creator* repository can be used to convert the shiboken warnings
+into a `task file <https://doc.qt.io/qtcreator/creator-task-lists.html>`_
+for display in the build issues pane of *Qt Creator*.
+
+Warnings about new enumerations will be shown there; they should be added
+to type system file using a ``since`` attribute.
+
+Warnings about not finding a function signature for modification
+also need to be handled; mostly this is a sign of a function parameter
+being changed from ``int`` to ``qsizetype`` or similar.
+
+If the build succeeds, a test run should be done.
+
+The Qt source code should be checked for new overloads
+(indicated by ``QT6_DECL_NEW_OVERLOAD_TAIL`` starting from 6.7).
+The resolution needs to be decided for each individual case,
+mostly by removing old functions and using ``<declare-function>``
+to declare new API.
+
+Bumping the version
+-------------------
+
+To instruct ``COIN`` to use the next version of Qt, adapt the files
+``coin/dependencies.yaml`` and/or ``product_dependencies.yaml`` accordingly.
+Next, the wheel names should be changed by adapting
+``sources/shiboken6/.cmake.conf`` and ``sources/pyside6/.cmake.conf``.