[Development] QtCS, Qt 5 beta and vacation

[Simon Hausmann]

On Tuesday, June 26, 2012 03:26:35 PM ext Mülner, Helmut wrote:
> > [...]
> > The Qt 5 beta is getting closer, and I think we'll have something
> > releasable within the next two weeks. Technically we have most things in
> > place, but the sha1's in qt5.git will need to follow and get quite a bit
> > closer to the HEADs of each repository.
> > 
> > There's still a few technical gaps left (e.g. WebKit2 on Windows, some
> > multimedia pieces on Mac and Windows, DnD on Mac), but I still think it's
> > better to now ship a beta than to wait any longer. Please all make sure
> > that you document these technical gaps in the Known Issues section of the
> > release notes.
> > [...]
> 
> As far as I know there is NO WebKit available for Windows, at least if you
> have to use VisualStudio2010. I tried to compile webkit after every update
> for the several weeks now, and I always get unresolved references When
> linking jsc, starting with:
> 
> link /LIBPATH:"d:\Qt\qt5\qtbase\lib" /LIBPATH:"d:\Qt\qt5\qtbase\lib" /NOLOGO
> /DYNAMICBASE /NXCOMPAT /DEBUG /SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE
> "/MANIFESTDEPENDENCY:type='win32' name='Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls'
> version='6.0.0.0' publicKeyToken='6595b64144ccf1df' language='*'
> processorArchitecture='*'" /MANIFEST
> /MANIFESTFILE:"obj/debug\jsc.intermediate.manifest" /OUT:..\bin\jsc.exe
> @C:\Users\muh\AppData\Local\Temp\nmE341.tmp jsc.obj : error LNK2019:
> unresolved external symbol __imp__WTFInvokeCrashHook referenced in function
> "protected: void __thiscall JSC::JSUint8Array::finishCreation(class
> JSC::JSGlobalData &)"
> (?finishCreation at JSUint8Array@JSC@@IAEXAAVJSGlobalData at 2@@Z)
> 
> I suspect that these are just wrong dllexport/dllimport directives.

Yes. The status of WebKit on Windows is that an update is currently stuck in 
the queue for qt5.git :). It's a snapshot of trunk with three patches on top, 
two related to eliminating a pthreads dependency and the last one to fix the 
dllimport/export directives.

I'm working on stabilizing the build right now (as you can see in commits in 
the qt5-module and trunk changes) and hope that we can get something decent 
for the beta.


Simon