On 19 June 2017 at 22:18, Kai Koehne <kai.koe...@qt.io> wrote: > > Hi, > > This sounds like a bug, please feel free to create a bug report. > > Anyhow, as a workaround you can launch the maintenance tool with the > --show-virtual-components argument. This will show you also packages that are > usually hidden in the user interface, because they should be automatically > enabled or disabled. You should be able to find any installed documentation > packages there and e.g. remove the "Qt 5.7 Examples". > > Regards > > Kai
Thanks, your workaround cleaned things up. https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTIFW-986 Regards, Sze-Howe > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Interest [mailto:interest-bounces+kai.koehne=qt...@qt-project.org] > > On Behalf Of Sze Howe Koh > > Sent: Monday, June 19, 2017 3:20 PM > > To: interest@qt-project.org > > Subject: [Interest] Online installer: How to properly remove old versions of > > documentation/examples? > > > > Hello, > > > > > > I'm running Windows 10 x64. My current "instance" of Qt has existed since > > July 2015, although it has gone through numerous updates over the years. > > > > > > I've just installed Qt 5.9 and uninstalled Qt 5.8. Months ago, I also > > uninstalled > > all copies of Qt 5.5 and 5.7. I currently have Qt 5.4, 5.6, and 5.9 on my > > system. > > > > > > While the headers and binaries for Qt 5.5, 5.7, and 5.8 are now gone, all > > their > > documentation and examples are still there. Furthermore, because I had > > installed Qt 5.7.0 but not 5.7.1, the "Update components" option in > > MaintenanceTool.exe still prompts me to update the Qt 5.7 docs/examples > > (even though I have no 5.7 binaries/headers anymore) > > > > > > What's the proper way to uninstall the old docs/examples? > > > > > > > > > > Thanks and regards, > > Sze-Howe _______________________________________________ Interest mailing list Interest@qt-project.org http://lists.qt-project.org/mailman/listinfo/interest
