• scorpio810
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Topic: Update QET macOS aarch64 packaging to Qt Tool Kit 5.15.15 -> 5.15.17

FYI, I just recompiled the whole digiKam macports install (9 hours of build) need for QET packaging. new public stable release of Qt5 cross-platform framework Qt 5.15.17. Before it's was commercial LTS release.

At this point in time, Linux distributions are starting to track which packages are blocking a future Qt5 cleanup. Real Qt Company OSS support stopped back in 2020, when public availability of LTS releases started to be delayed for 1 year, stable branch repository access got closed down (with 5.15 branch repository receiving any new LTS tag one year after commercial release) and only Qt6-relevant bugs are being fixed (then backported) since then. The final release happened on 2025-05-19, which means a) we will not get it until 2026-06-19, b) any bugs discovered since last May will not be fixed and c) no bugs since 2020-12-08 that haven't also been affecting Qt6 were fixed at all.

https://www.qt.io/blog/commercial-lts-q … 7-released
https://ports.macports.org/port/qt5/

"Le jour où tu découvres le Libre, tu sais que tu ne pourras jamais plus revenir en arrière..."Questions regarding QET belong in this forum and will NOT be answered via PM! – Les questions concernant QET doivent être posées sur ce forum et ne seront pas traitées par MP !
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Re: Update QET macOS aarch64 packaging to Qt Tool Kit 5.15.15 -> 5.15.17

FYI, I just recompiled the whole digiKam macports install (9 hours of build) need for QET packaging. new public stable release of Qt5 cross-platform framework Qt 5.15.18. Before it's was commercial LTS release.

"Le jour où tu découvres le Libre, tu sais que tu ne pourras jamais plus revenir en arrière..."Questions regarding QET belong in this forum and will NOT be answered via PM! – Les questions concernant QET doivent être posées sur ce forum et ne seront pas traitées par MP !
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Re: Update QET macOS aarch64 packaging to Qt Tool Kit 5.15.15 -> 5.15.17

https://www.qt.io/blog/commercial-lts-q … 9-released

Wait one year...

https://www.qt.io/blog/extended-securit … s-may-2025

Houston, we have a problem!!!!!

Standard support for Qt 5.15 will end after 26th of May 2025, as communicated earlier. After the support period, the release will be in EoS (End of Support) state and will only be supported through additional services, including Extended Security Maintenance for Qt 5.15, Extended Support, and Professional Services. Customers distributing applications and embedded devices using Qt 5.15 software should evaluate how to access technical support and maintenance patches which may include security fixes. Standard commercials terms still apply after End of Support.

"Le jour où tu découvres le Libre, tu sais que tu ne pourras jamais plus revenir en arrière..."Questions regarding QET belong in this forum and will NOT be answered via PM! – Les questions concernant QET doivent être posées sur ce forum et ne seront pas traitées par MP !