>>>>> "Abdelrazak" == Abdelrazak Younes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> A frontend is not just a playground for new toys. If you want qt4 >> to become the standard frontend, you have to do something about it. Abdelrazak> Re-read my mail. I meant that, if qt4 will be the one Abdelrazak> official version of LyX-1.5.0, then we should probably Abdelrazak> recommend the user to use 4.1.3 because it fixes some Abdelrazak> important bugs and painting speed. But, I am pretty Abdelrazak> confident that it will still compile with 4.0.x. And if Abdelrazak> any distribution carries it at the time of the delivery Abdelrazak> then I will make sure that it still compiles with it. OK, I misread what you said then. This fits me well. Abdelrazak> If it is not going the one official version of LyX-1.5.0, Abdelrazak> then _I_ don't see any reason to refrain ourself. I'd Abdelrazak> rather let qt4 developers express their creativity freely. Obviously as it is now qt4 will be the main lyx 1.5 frontend. But as you all now, with great powers come great responsibilities. >> Chasing the latest fun features of Qt is not the right way to see >> things in my opinion. Abdelrazak> If it is still my pet project then I'd rather let it stay Abdelrazak> a fun project. It is not you pet project anymore. Abdelrazak> What would this investigation work contains? Qt4 readme Abdelrazak> file lists the supported platforms, isn't that enough? >> You do not read lyx-users a lot, do you? Abdelrazak> Not a lot indeed. But that doesn't answer my question! We need to provide a single place that contains or points to precompiled rpm/deb packages of qt4 that are good enough for LyX. And we should strive for providing prebuilt lyx packages too. This is where the problems may begin: assume distribution Foo, that volunteer packager A provides a build of lyx 1.5.0 against qt4.2.0 found at place X. Then later volunteer packager B provides a build of LyX 1.5.1 against qt4.1.3, which is found in place Y. Can you see how the end user (who wants two-click install) is going to be mad? Especially if other programs depend on qt4? JMarc
