Hello, I totally +1 this feature ! However if I'm not mistaking, focusing on WinRT api discards MinGW compiler, that's bad news for open source tools.
Best regards, Eric Le mar. 16 juin 2015 à 15:35, Attila Csipa <q...@csipa.in.rs> a écrit : > Hi, > > A huge +1 on this, BT support on Windows is long overdue. > > While there is certainly more inertia in the windows desktop version > than probably any other Qt supported platform, Microsoft itself is > trying to nudge people into quicker upgrade cycles, and while Win8 has > certainly gotten a pushback, with Win10 around the corner I would also > try not to get bogged down with pre-WinRT solutions, as painful as that > might sound in some cases. > > Best regards, > Attila > > On 6/16/2015 1:42 PM, Kalinowski Maurice wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > > > It might sound weird that while we're trying to get 5.5.0 out I am > starting a discussion about Qt 5.6, but if you look at the release schedule > there is not much time for the feature freeze > > > > https://wiki.qt.io/Qt-5.6-release > > > > One of the items the Windows / WinRT team would really like to see > included to that release is support for Bluetooth and BTLE. > > > > The current idea is to use the WinRT API for that backend, as it > provides the advantage that it can also be used on Windows Desktop starting > Windows 8(.1). WinRT covers Windows 10 support (both classic and Unified > Windows Platform) as well. > > > > This leaves out support for Windows Desktop older than Windows 8. But as > we are aiming to implement new features, we should draw the line somewhere > and the WinRT backend clearly has the biggest potential to be supported in > many years' time, while the (or multiple) pure desktop solution would be > deprecated sooner or later again. Also given the fact that we can target > quite many platforms with one backend gives us a better coverage for > maintenance and resourcing. > > > > The reason that I am mentioning this on the mailing list is that after > talking to some folks here in The Qt Company, multiple people inside and > outside already started or wanted to start efforts on this topic. Hence the > aim of this email is to get everyone connected and work on it together to > make it happen within the 5.6 feature freeze. > > > > So, if you have worked on Bluetooth (LE) on Windows or want to, please > get in touch with me to align. > > > > > > BR, > > Maurice > > > > > > -------- > > Maurice Kalinowski - Senior Manager, Qt Tools > > > > The Qt Company GmbH, Rudower Chaussee 13, D-12489 Berlin > > Geschäftsführer: Mika Pälsi, Juha Varelius, Tuula Haataja Sitz der > Gesellschaft: > > Berlin, Registergericht: Amtsgericht Charlottenburg, HRB 144331 B > > > > Email: maurice.kalinow...@theqtcompany.com | Mobile: + 49 175 187 19 52 > | Phone: > > +49 30 63 92 3255 www.qt.io |Qt Blog: http://blog.qt.digia.com/ | > Twitter: > > @QtbyDigia, @Qtproject | Facebook: www.facebook.com/qt > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Development mailing list > > Development@qt-project.org > > http://lists.qt-project.org/mailman/listinfo/development > > _______________________________________________ > Development mailing list > Development@qt-project.org > http://lists.qt-project.org/mailman/listinfo/development >
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