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authorOswald Buddenhagen <oswald.buddenhagen@digia.com>2012-12-18 16:09:59 +0100
committerThe Qt Project <gerrit-noreply@qt-project.org>2012-12-18 17:28:39 +0100
commitdd69e430ca3d8be0465b43d8fd332aed5a2d0634 (patch)
tree239895f6f807256716653ae2ff3ba6f5d48a29b5 /dist/changes-5.0.0
parentce66a61a7113fe5ac3588dd2a732026f604bd0a3 (diff)
finish changelog for qmake, configure & co.
Change-Id: I69e88421b2959215f05f024aedc60dc2c52133fe Reviewed-by: Lars Knoll <lars.knoll@digia.com>
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@@ -284,23 +284,6 @@ information about a particular change.
- QIconEngineV2 was merged into QIconEngine
You might need to adjust your code if it used a QIconEngine.
-- qmake
- * Projects which explicitly set an empty TARGET are considered broken now.
- * The makespec and .qmake.cache do not see build pass specific variables any more.
- * load()/include() with a target namespace and infile()/$$fromfile() now start with
- an entirely pristine context.
- * Configure's -sysroot and -hostprefix are now handled slightly differently.
- The QT_INSTALL_... properties are now automatically prefixed with the sysroot;
- the raw values are available as QT_INSTALL_.../raw and the sysroot as QT_SYSROOT.
- The new QT_HOST_... properties can be used to refer to the Qt host tools.
- * Several functions and built-in variables were modified to return normalized paths.
- * The -(no-)exception flags in configure have been removed. Qt modules are now compiled
- without exceptions by default, as they do not use them and can neither handle them
- properly. Qt Core still has exceptions enabled to correctly throw bad_alloc exceptions
- in our tool classes.
- Whether code should be compiled with exception support enabled or disabled can be
- controlled by a CONFIG += exceptions/exceptions_off setting in the .pro file.
-
- QTextCodecPlugin has been removed since it is no longer used. All text codecs
are now built into QtCore.
@@ -880,9 +863,66 @@ Qt for Windows CE
- Build System
- * Remove qttest_p4.prf file. From now on we should explicitly enable the
- things from it which we want. Autotest .pro files should stop using
- 'load(qttest_p4)' and start using 'CONFIG+=testcase' instead.
+ * Qt has been split into numerous repositories. Configure covers mostly only qtbase's options.
+ * Qt will now install CMake configuration files for all its libraries.
+
+- configure
+
+ * The Mac OS X -dwarf2 configure argument has been removed. DWARF2 is always
+ used on Mac OS X now.
+ * The following options have been added: (-no)-force-asserts, (-no)-strip, (-no)-gui &
+ (-no)-widgets, -device & -device-option, -archdatadir, -libexecdir & -qmldir,
+ and numerous changes relating to specific Qt features and dependencies.
+ * Configure will no longer call "qmake -recursive" by default, as the subsequent
+ build invokes qmake as needed. Use -fully-process to restore the old behavior.
+
+- qmake
+
+ * default_pre.prf is now evaluated per subproject & build pass, symmetrically
+ to default_post.prf.
+ * .qmake.conf files (.qmake.cache equivalent in source tree) are read now.
+ * Project-specific mkspecs/ and features/ directories are supported now.
+ QMAKEPATH and QMAKEFEATURES can be set in .qmake.{config,cache} to specifiy their
+ location, and qmake will find them in the project's top-level directory automatically.
+ * Mixing host and target subprojects is now supported. "default-host" makespec
+ was added; option(host_build) enables its use.
+ * QMAKE_MOC_OPTIONS variable is now available for passing additional parameters
+ to the moc.
+ * The CROSS_COMPILE variable and property can be used to parametrize the device
+ and mingw makespecs.
+ * QMAKE_RPATHLINKDIR (complementary to QMAKE_RPATHDIR) is now understood.
+ * The "aux" TEMPLATE was added. Does not work with vcproj and xcode output files.
+ * The properties QT_INSTALL_ARCHDATA, QT_INSTALL_LIBEXECS, QT_INSTALL_QML,
+ QMAKE_SPEC & QMAKE_XSPEC were added. QT_INSTALL_DEMOS is obsolete.
+ * The following functions have been added: $$sort_depends, $$resolve_depends,
+ $$enumerate_vars, $$reverse, $$val_escape, $$format_number, $$shadowed,
+ $$clean_path, $$system_path, $$shell_path, $$absolute_path, $$relative_path,
+ $$system_quote, $$shell_quote, cache, write_file, touch, mkpath & log.
+ defined can now query variables; $$cat and $$system support more splitting modes.
+ qtCompileTest (available from configure.prf) was added.
+ * Removed qttest_p4.prf. Use CONFIG+=testcase and other flags instead.
+ * QMAKE_SUBSTITUTES can now copy files verbatim.
+ * MSVC desktop builds now use -Zc:wchar_t.
+ * The following variables were added: QMAKESPEC, _QMAKE_CONF_ & _QMAKE_SUPER_CACHE_.
+ * QDBUSXML2CPP_{INTERFACES,ADAPTORS}_{HEADER,SOURCE}_FLAGS are now understood,
+ and DBUS_{INTERFACES,ADAPTORS} support file groups with individual flags now.
+ * QT_PRIVATE and PKGCONFIG_PRIVATE (analogous to LIBS_PRIVATE resp. PKGCONFIG) are now understood.
+ * INSTALLS entries now support copying with subdirectory (e.g., entry.base = $$dirname(PWD)).
+ * Defining QTPLUGIN in dynamically linked projects does not hurt any more.
+ * CONFIG+=import_plugins will now cause plugin imports for QTPLUGIN being auto-generated.
+ * Debug info generation can now be enabled also for release builds (CONFIG+=force_debug_info).
+ * The following CONFIG flags have been deprecated in favor of QT module entries:
+ qtestlib, qdbus, help, designer, uitools, qaxserver & qaxcontainer (the leading 'q'
+ was stripped from the affected modules).
+ * The IN_PWD alias for PWD was deprecated.
+ * QMAKE_{DIST,}CLEAN support normalized path separators now.
+ * CONFIG+=depend_includepath is on by default now. DEPENDPATH is unnecessary in most projects.
+ * Makespecs should be adjusted in the following ways:
+ * The QMAKE_INCDIR_QT, QMAKE_LIBDIR_QT, QMAKE_MOC, QMAKE_UIC, QMAKE_IDC, TEMPLATE & QT
+ variables should not be defined any more. Furthermore, QMAKE_LIBS_X11SM is obsolete.
+ * The qt, warn_on, release, & link_prl CONFIG flags should not be set any more.
+ * The QMAKE_PLATFORM & QMAKE_COMPILER variables should be defined now.
+ Several other variables should be defined by including files from mkspecs/common/.
- Assistant
@@ -910,17 +950,6 @@ Qt for Windows CE
- uic
-- qmake
-
-* QMAKE_MOC_OPTIONS variable is now available for passing additional parameters
- to the moc.
-
-
-- configure
-
- * The Mac OS X -dwarf2 configure argument has been removed. DWARF2 is always
- used on Mac OS X now.
-
- qtconfig
@@ -969,6 +998,10 @@ Qt for Windows CE
in the URL by themselves. Now, it will return "%25", like
QUrl::toEncoded().
+- QLibraryInfo
+
+ * location() always returns paths with normalized separators now.
+
- QVariant
* Definition of QVariant::UserType changed. Currently it is the same as
@@ -995,3 +1028,47 @@ Qt for Windows CE
* The static function QMessageBox::question has changed the default argument
for buttons. Before the default was to have an Ok button. That is changed
to having a yes and a no button.
+
+- qmake & configure
+
+ * The project file parser has been rewritten from scratch. Invalid syntax will be
+ rejected more aggressively, and interpretation may have changed in some corner cases.
+ * Projects which explicitly set an empty TARGET are considered broken now.
+ * The makespec and .qmake.cache do not see build pass specific variables any more.
+ * load()/include() with a target namespace and infile()/$$fromfile() now start with
+ an entirely pristine context.
+ * Configure's -sysroot and -hostprefix are now handled slightly differently.
+ The QT_INSTALL_... properties are now automatically prefixed with the sysroot;
+ the raw values are available as QT_INSTALL_.../raw and the sysroot as QT_SYSROOT.
+ The new QT_HOST_... properties can be used to refer to the Qt host tools.
+ -no-gcc-sysroot can be used for non-standard sysroot configurations.
+ * The QMAKE_MKSPECS property became unavailable at the command line. Query QT_HOST_DATA instead.
+ * The TEMPLATE_PREFIX variable is gone. Use contains(TEMPLATE, vc.*) instead.
+ * The "default" makespec symlink/directory is gone. Use qmake -query QMAKE_XSPEC instead.
+ * DEPENDPATH does not end up in VPATH any more. Some SOURCES may not be found any more.
+ * Several functions and built-in variables were modified to return normalized paths.
+ * The -(no-)exception flags in configure have been removed. Qt modules are now compiled
+ without exceptions by default, as they do not use them and can neither handle them
+ properly. Qt Core still has exceptions enabled to correctly throw bad_alloc exceptions
+ in our tool classes.
+ Whether code should be compiled with exception support enabled or disabled can be
+ controlled by a CONFIG += exceptions/exceptions_off setting in the .pro file.
+ * The -no/-stl configure options are gone. Qt always uses the STL now.
+ * The -prefix-install configure option is gone. Use -prefix, etc. instead.
+ * The -make option of the Windows configure was renamed to -make-tool.
+ -make now complements -no-make, like in the Unix version.
+ * The object_with_source CONFIG flag was removed. Use object_parallel_to_source instead.
+ * Support for universal binaries on Mac OS has been removed.
+ * The processor architecture handling changed significantly. This affects the -arch & -*-endian
+ configure options, the QT_ARCH qmake variable, and more.
+ * No "make_default" make targets will be generated any more. Use "make_first" instead.
+ * The "qmake" make targets are non-recursive now. Use "qmake_all" to recurse.
+ * load() with paths relative to the current project is not supported any more.
+ Use include() instead.
+ * Persistent qmake properties are not versioned any more. Also, the vendor changed to
+ "QtProject", so old settings are lost.
+ * Support for the Borland toolchain was removed. Numerous obsolete makespecs were culled.
+ * setcepaths.bat is gone. QMake-generated Makefiles are self-contained now.
+ * moc_dir, rcc_dir and some other tool variables are not defined in Qt's .pc files any more;
+ the generic host_bins is defined instead.
+