Question: v0.9.1 - users still on distros shipping Qt 5? about polychromatic HOT 7 CLOSED

v0.8.x is still supported using Qt 5. It was tagged and lives in a v0.8.x-backports branch, but I didn't make release notes. I should probably do that and update README / docs to clarify the support status.

v0.9.x (and above) use Qt 6. There were some translation fixes that could be applied to v0.8.x too. The notes were meant to convey some of the same changes v0.9.0...v0.9.1 also made their way to v0.8.4...v0.8.5 - intended for distros that only have Qt 5 (like Ubuntu 22.04 and earlier). I'll make amendments to the notes so it's clearer.

Not sure which distro you're using, but it's also up to the packager to choose which release to package (v0.8.x for Qt 5, or latest for Qt 6)

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I've added notes for v0.8.5, updated notes for v0.9.0, v0.9.1 and added a section in the docs. Hopefully this brings better clarity for the versioning / supported releases.

Seems like Qt 5 will still be with us a little longer, since it's the only choice for a few mainstream distros still supported (like Ubuntu 22.04 LTS). It'll probably be the next major version when we'll go all in on Qt 6.

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Hi @lah7

I'm running Slackware...

I saw the notes here, that v0.9x upgraded to QT6, I just got confused with the recent wording is why I asked, I thought it meant that in this latest release, it was also going to have support for Qt5.

I can always compiled Qt6, but I don't have any apps that use it, other than this newer version. So I ended up compiling 0.8.4. But it's nice to get the newer toys LOL :)

THANKS

P.S. Oh, I'll grab 0.8.5 now... :) Oooh you think we'll have 0.8.9 next? LOL just kidding...

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By the way, I just compiled 0.8.5 and I'm using meson 1.3.0 and I'm getting these message at the terminal;

../meson.build:5: WARNING: Project targets '>=0.47.0' but uses feature introduced in '0.53.0': module fs.

WARNING: Project specifies a minimum meson_version '>=0.47.0' but uses features which were added in newer versions: * 0.53.0: {'module fs'}

Is the meson version 1.3.0 ok?

THANKS

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Since there are differences between Qt 5 and Qt 6 code syntax, sadly they're not interchangeable. Sorry for messing up the communications on that. I figured branching out and supporting two separate series will be easier to maintain during this Qt transitionary period.

v0.8.3 ─┬─> v0.9.0 ──> v0.9.1  (Qt 6)
        │
        └─> v0.8.4 ──> v0.8.5  (Qt 5)

I'll know that v0.8 is Qt 5 and v0.9 is Qt 6, in case bugs only affect one but not the other.

I recently saw a comment in OpenRazer's repository of a user that might be expecting v0.9.0, but they could be on a distro that doesn't have PyQt6, so it's just v0.8.x. Our officially packaged ones over on openSUSE Build Service are Qt 5 for now. It's just a number really - v0.8.x and v0.9.x are identical except for PyQt syntax.

I'm thinking this'll last until v0.10.0 (or better yet, v1.0.0) as they might be a different beast 😏

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Thanks for spotting the meson.build error — it was harmless, and fixed in both branches.

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Ok, thanks for all your time and help, it's greatly appreciated.

Keep up the great work!

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