[Development] Where and how does Qt define which platforms are supported?

[Thiago Macieira]

On quarta-feira, 23 de outubro de 2013 22:30:28, André Pönitz wrote:
> One point that seems to be missing in these considerations is a clearly
> communicated distinction between "actual state" and "intended state".
> 
> The use of "Tier" currently sems to close to "actual" state, and "reference
> platform" close to "intended" state. Unfortunately, that's not fully
> aligned with the expectations of an unsuspecting observer, at least not
> with mine, as a non-native speaker.

There's is no intended state.

There are platforms that the Qt project requires contributors to work on, 
which are defined per module.

Each platform will receive a tier "certification" at release time, based on 
what testing gets done at that release time.

If the Haiku developers want to achieve Tier 2 classification, there will be a 
list of things for them to do. If they want to achieve Tier 1 classification, 
there will be a bigger list.

The Tier levels are for users to know what they can rely on: does Qt work on 
that platform and can I count on it to continue working in the medium term.
-- 
Thiago Macieira - thiago.macieira (AT) intel.com
  Software Architect - Intel Open Source Technology Center
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