On 2021-08-30 21:43, Thiago Macieira wrote:
On Monday, 30 August 2021 12:23:54 PDT Henry Skoglund wrote:
Thanks Thiago for the clarification re. those "-skip xxx" options. I
guess I can skip them :-)
Ok, one benefit remains: saving some time when compiling/building the
static Qt version.
Indeed
On Monday, 30 August 2021 12:23:54 PDT Henry Skoglund wrote:
> Thanks Thiago for the clarification re. those "-skip xxx" options. I
> guess I can skip them :-)
> Ok, one benefit remains: saving some time when compiling/building the
> static Qt version.
Indeed. But you could save time by just downl
On 2021-08-30 20:48, Thiago Macieira wrote:
On Monday, 30 August 2021 10:32:03 PDT Henry Skoglund wrote:
configure that has a "-skip " for all
modules expect qtbase.
That makes zero difference in your final binary.
If you need a library that wasn't compiled, your application will fail to
l
On Monday, 30 August 2021 10:32:03 PDT Henry Skoglund wrote:
> configure that has a "-skip " for all
> modules expect qtbase.
That makes zero difference in your final binary.
If you need a library that wasn't compiled, your application will fail to
link. If you have a library that your appli
On 2021-08-30 18:15, Thiago Macieira wrote:
On Monday, 30 August 2021 04:04:42 PDT Joerg Bornemann wrote:
Use configure -list-features and pick something you definitely don't
need, for example
lcdnumber Widgets: Provides LCD-like digits.
and configure and build Qt with -no-featu
On Monday, 30 August 2021 04:04:42 PDT Joerg Bornemann wrote:
> Use configure -list-features and pick something you definitely don't
> need, for example
> lcdnumber Widgets: Provides LCD-like digits.
> and configure and build Qt with -no-feature-lcdnumber
That's probably not a goo
On 8/28/21 3:02 AM, Ben Cottrell wrote:
Yes, I've tried configure with these command line arguments:
./configure -opensource -confirm-license -platform linux-g++ -prefix
/opt/6.1.2-linux-g++-static -static
However, you did not disable any of Qt's features, like Thiago suggested.
Use co
On 8/28/2021 3:02 AM, Ben Cottrell wrote:
Yes, I've tried configure with these command line arguments:
./configure -opensource -confirm-license -platform linux-g++ -prefix
/opt/6.1.2-linux-g++-static -static
I got lots of errors after running configure, about missing XCB
libraries, so fo
28.08.2021, 04:06, "Ben Cottrell" :
> Yes, I've tried configure with these command line arguments:
> ./configure -opensource -confirm-license -platform linux-g++ -prefix
> /opt/6.1.2-linux-g++-static -static
>
> I got lots of errors after running configure, about missing XCB
> libraries, so
Yes, I've tried configure with these command line arguments:
./configure -opensource -confirm-license -platform linux-g++ -prefix
/opt/6.1.2-linux-g++-static -static
I got lots of errors after running configure, about missing XCB
libraries, so following the Ubuntu CI script, I installed them
On 8/27/21 2:32 AM, Ben Cottrell wrote:
So Qt makes sense for large applications, but for smaller ones, it's
more efficient to use individual libraries per platform.
Until Qt is more easily configurable, I cannot justify using it's
libraries in small applications.
Did you try one of the sugges
So Qt makes sense for large applications, but for smaller ones, it's
more efficient to use individual libraries per platform.
Until Qt is more easily configurable, I cannot justify using it's
libraries in small applications.
On Thu, 2021-08-26 at 07:39 -0700, Thiago Macieira wrote:
> On Thursday,
On Thursday, 26 August 2021 00:51:28 PDT BeneschTech LLC wrote:
> If you are building static, you can use the ld.gold linker which prunes a
> lot of unused code off, and maybe add in -Os to QMAKE_LFLAGS. It might not
> hurt to do a second "strip" after your executable is built too. Anything
> usin
t; > Sent: Thursday, 26 August 2021 4:28 AM
> > To: interest@qt-project.org
> > Subject: [Interest] Installation Sizes for Applications using Qt
> >
> > Qt is becoming more and more feature rich, but applications aren't
> getting
> > any smaller. I wish there was easie
omfortable with Qt's contribution process in order to fix
any build breakages.
> -Original Message-
> From: Interest On Behalf Of Ben Cottrell
> Sent: Thursday, 26 August 2021 4:28 AM
> To: interest@qt-project.org
> Subject: [Interest] Installation Sizes for Applications us
On Wednesday, 25 August 2021 19:28:25 PDT Ben Cottrell wrote:
> Can we make it easier to reduce application installation sizes?
Qt has had a system to disable features while building for 15 or 20 years.
It's even maintained, though the number of permutations may be too big to
ensure all properly
Qt is becoming more and more feature rich, but applications aren't
getting any smaller. I wish there was easier ways of configuring and
building Qt with shared libraries containing only the necessary
functionality. Maybe more modularity is the answer.
I want to comply with the LGPL license, but I
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