On Mon, Jun 4, 2018 at 4:41 PM, Rex Dieter rdieter@math.unl.edu wrote:
Jeff Backus wrote:
On Mon, Jun 4, 2018 at 1:45 PM, Rex Dieter rdieter@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
I was afraid of that. I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to you and the rest of the KDE-SIG for all of the effort you folks make. :)
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Jeff Backus