On 2017-09-25 22:24, Michael Palimaka wrote: > I see a few complaints in this thread, but nobody so far has > elaborated on the problem they have with this change.
The problem is that if I want to complete the upgrade the way portage suggests, I have to (newly) allow in and time-consumingly build _all_ the qt5 core libraries, since they depend on one another in nearly circular fashion, and the updated qtcustomplot becomes the "camel's nose". I dealt with this by unmerging the few qt using apps I had installed and finding alternatives for them. Some of the alternatives are inferior, but it beats this "eternal transition" qt stuff. I'll make a prediction but I don't expect anyone to bet: by the time all useful packages migrate to qt5, the qt6 transition will already be in full swing. -- Please don't Cc: me privately on mailing lists and Usenet, if you also post the followup to the list or newsgroup. Do obvious transformation on domain to reply privately _only_ on Usenet.
