Jeff Backus wrote:
On Mon, Jun 4, 2018 at 1:45 PM, Rex Dieter
<rdieter(a)math.unl.edu> wrote:
> Jeff Backus wrote:
>
>
> > Until (unless?) we have data indicating that this is a major drain on
> > community resources, I'd push back on a change that actively excludes
> part
> > of the community. Now, if we do have data indicating that supporting
> > non-SSE2 systems with the i686 architecture is a not-insignificant
> > burden on the community, then I ask that this proposal be updated to
> > include a solution that allows us to not push out part of the
> > community, e.g.
> Ajax's
> > i586 suggestion.
>
> Fwiw, Qt5 officially doesn't support non-sse2 systems either. kde-sig
> has had to carry patches/hacks to make it work (or at least be
> buildable), but I'd love to be able to not have to do that anymore.
>
>
Hmm.. Yes, we've had discussions within the SIG re: window managers that
support i586/i686, and KDE was on the list of WMs that no longer support
our target system. Do these patches/hacks only apply to KDE or do they
apply to Qt in general?
I'm speaking about Qt5 here
-- Rex