[mythtv-users] Qt 5.8.0 v. 5.7.1
Craig Treleaven
ctreleaven at cogeco.ca
Mon Jul 10 13:31:39 UTC 2017
> On Jul 9, 2017, at 11:08 AM, Gary Buhrmaster <gary.buhrmaster at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Sun, Jul 9, 2017 at 1:58 PM, Craig Treleaven <ctreleaven at cogeco.ca> wrote:
>> Are there any particular changes in Qt 5.8 that should be of interest or concern?
>
> Qt 5.8 is known to have some issues on some
> systems (there is a ticket in MythTV trac which
> indicates 100% cpu on 32-bit). The QA process
> seemed to have slipped a bit during the various
> transitions/refocusing of the QT project during
> the 5.8 release process. The impacts on any
> particular environment will, of course, vary.
> Depending on how long you intend to run with
> 5.8, you should be aware that the Qt project has
> already "dephased" support of Qt 5.8 (it was
> intended as a single point release), in preference
> to moving forward.
Well, I thew caution to the wind and installed Qt 5.8 on my main system. And so far, no problems!
I’ll keep an eye out for any issues. I (and other MacPorts users) can always go back to 5.7 if required.
Craig
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