[QGIS-Developer] QGIS 3.46 builds to use Qt6?

[Vincent Schut]

On 13/12/2024 13.52, Martin Dobias via QGIS-Developer wrote:
> Hi all
>
> As the time progresses and Qt6 support in QGIS is getting better and 
> better (huge thanks to all devs that have been pushing qt6 support 
> forward!), what do you think about setting a timeline to finally 
> switch the official QGIS builds to Qt6?
>
> My understanding is that there are only few blockers left to address 
> (e.g. vectorized output from webengine, mac packages), so to kick off 
> the discussion, I would like to propose that QGIS 3.46 scheduled for 
> October 2025 could be the first release where qt6 builds would be the 
> official ones. (qt5 builds could still be made, but not official anymore.)
>
> I think that should hopefully give use enough time to get things 
> ready, and also give enough time for plugin developers to migrate 
> plugins to be qt6 compatible.
>
> To speed up work on the items left, we could even make next year's 
> grants specifically ONLY about qt6 migration, to make sure that we are 
> on the right track...
>
> Does this sound doable, or am I just dreaming? :-)
>
> Cheers
> Martin

Hi, just a small comment: as a frequent qgis user who regularly builds 
qgis from source (git main, on fedora linux), I've tried a qt6 build a 
few times. I loved it, and must say I'd love it when qgis finally 
officially makes the switch. However, the most important (and possibly 
only) blocker for me was the lack of qt6 support in many plugins, which 
basically rendered qgis useless for me because my work really depends on 
a few plugins. So unfortunately I needed to switch back to qt5 builds to 
be able to do what I need to do.

Vincent.
>
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