Re: [Mingw-cross-env-list] enforce Qt version on mxe

[Enrico Reimer]

Thanks guys.
I already got it working by going back to an old mxe.

Had to fix some outdated downloads though.
So the "freezing" approach is probably the more elegant one.

Regards
Enrico

Am 15.02.19 um 03:33 schrieb Tony Theodore:
>> On 14 Feb 2019, at 05:45, Andre Heinecke <address@hidden> wrote:
>>
>> On Wednesday, February 13, 2019 5:03:56 PM CET Enrico Reimer wrote:
>>> So my question is: Can I somehow enforce the version when making qtbase?
>> No, that would not work because we have patches that would not apply against 
>> old versions. Your best bet would be to check out an older version of MXE, 
>> using git. Just look into the history and you will probably find a Qt 5.6 
>> version.
> There’s an example of “freezing” Qt version using a plugin here:
>
> https://github.com/mxe/mxe/tree/master/plugins/examples/qt5-freeze
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> The README documents copying the makefiles/patches and a side-by-side
> install for qmake-based projects.
>
> It isn’t really recommended though, it may not work now and will eventually
> break.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tony
>
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