[Qgis-developer] R.e. SVG output - new libraries

[icosa atropa]

My thoughts about library dependencies from a user/admin point of view:

Backports provide a great interface for debian and ubuntu to add new
libraries to old (stable) versions - I'm not sure if FC et al. provide
a similar interface.  As you mentioned, windows and mac are already
provided for.  So the majority of cases appear to be covered, with the
possible exception of "stable/non-testing" non-debian linux.

The only caveat is that any backporting requirements should be clearly
labeled from the human installer's point of view, since apt-get has a
hard time auto-handling them.

best,
christian

> > For windows and mac users the issue is probably inconsequential since
> > we bundle qt libs in whith the downloads we provide....so its just a
> > matter of getting linux users on board to the idea I guess.


> As to Ubuntu - the latest 7.10 release provides QT 4.3.2.
> Previous one, 7.04, has QT 4.3.0 in official backports repo.
>
> Other "main" distros like Fedora, Centos, Mandriva provide
> QT 4.3 for their latest releases too (checked at rpm.pbone.net).
>
> IMO the requirement for QT 4.3 is worth the fixed SVG output.
>
> Maciek
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