On Thu, Jun 30, 2016 at 10:25 PM, Ben Cooksley <bcooks...@kde.org> wrote:
> Hi David, > > On Fri, Jul 1, 2016 at 12:50 AM, David Edmundson > <da...@davidedmundson.co.uk> wrote: > > I wanted to write up why Plasma stable is failing on CI so that we have a > > written down record. (and so we don't keep getting told off by sysadmins > for > > not fixing it) > > Sorry if it seems like we've done that. > I don't see any issue with the situation we're in here - Qt version > upgrades happen.... (although advance notice of needing it is nice so > we can be ready in advance) > > > > > Plasma 5.7 requires Qt 5.6 > > The "stable-kf5-qt5 " layer on CI builds against Qt 5.5 > > > > Can we set Plasma stable to use latest Qt/Frameworks (the kf5-qt5 layer > > master uses): > > > > Yes, but: > > [10:06] <bcooksley> you'll just end up without a CI on your master > > > > > > Can we update the stable-kf5-qt5 layer to use a newer Qt: > > Not without upping the Qt used by Applications/16.04 > > > > Could we add another layer: > > > > [10:04] <bcooksley> new layer is even more painful > > [10:04] <bcooksley> requires adjusting the DSL > > [10:04] <bcooksley> and building Qt another time > > [10:05] <bcooksley> plus all of Frameworks > > [10:05] <bcooksley> and anything else which Plasma happens to need in > there > > > > Is there a long term plan: > > > > Michael Pyne/Ben have a thread redesigning logical-module-strucutre in > that > > long email thread somewhere. See thread > > "Proposal to improving KDE Software Repository Organization" > > Anyone interested in helping with this point? > > > > > > > Is there a short term plan: > > > > Personally I think our our only viable short term options are: > > - forcing Qt5.6 on the stable branches of applications. Theoretically > it > > won't break anything (though in practice who knows) > > - turning off the CI for Plasma stable for now. > > Option #1 from that list is probably the easiest thing. > Applications doesn't actually need Qt 5.5 - it just happens to be what > is there currently. > > It does mean a carefully orchestrated rebuild of everything on > stable-kf5-qt5 is necessary though, due to Qt's issues with > compatibility. > > Does carefully orchestrated mean clicking "rebuild now" on everything in a vaguely valid order until it works? If so I can do that. Just give me the go ahead and I'll make the changes David
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