[Development] Summary of renaming changes

[Thiago Macieira]

On sexta-feira, 19 de outubro de 2012 01.57.16, André Pönitz wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 04:10:16PM -0700, Thiago Macieira wrote:
> > On sexta-feira, 19 de outubro de 2012 01.03.29, André Pönitz wrote:
> > > On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 08:30:03AM -0700, Thiago Macieira wrote:
> > > > 	lconvert	-> lconvert5
> > > > 	lrelease	-> lrelease5
> > > > 	lupdate	-> lupdate5
> > > 
> > > Sorry, I don't get the joke.
> > 
> > Because it was no joke. It's serious.
> 
> What practical difference exists between calling a
> Qt 4 based lconvert and a Qt 5 based lconvert?

Probably none.

> What practical difference exists between calling a
> Qt 4 based lconvert and a Qt 5 based lconvert _that
> justifies changing the name_?

Today? None.

However, the maintainer for those particular tools is disinclined to promise 
that they will remain compatible with Qt 4.

-- 
Thiago Macieira - thiago.macieira (AT) intel.com
  Software Architect - Intel Open Source Technology Center
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