[Development] Removing QtWebkit from gerrit (& qt5.git)

[lars.knoll at nokia.com]

On 12/15/11 3:53 PM, "ext lars.knoll at nokia.com" <lars.knoll at nokia.com>
wrote:

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>On 12/12/11 6:21 PM, "ext Robin Burchell" <robin at viroteck.net> wrote:
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>>On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 12:20 AM, Rohan McGovern
>><rohan.mcgovern at nokia.com> wrote:
>>> Unfortunately the qtwebkit pointed at by qt5.git is outdated and known
>>> not to work.
>>
>>Given that webkit is developed upstream inside webkit.org, I'd second
>>that there's no reason having it there, aside perhaps from CI, though
>>AFAIK they have their own infrastructure for this.
>>
>>As qtwebkit adds hugely to cloning qt5 (unless you remember to disable
>>it), as well as the frequent build problems for people new to Qt 5
>>etc, is there any real objection to it being removed? Who can make
>>that decision (I guess Lars?), and who would handle doing that?
>
>I don't have any fundamental issues with removing it, but would like to
>hear some comments from people working on QtWebKit. Simon, any comments
>from your side?

Actually we can't easily remove it, as qttools (assistant) depends upon it.

Cheers,
Lars