[Development] Supported platforms for Qt 5.8

[Turunen Tuukka]

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> From: Development [mailto:development-
> bounces+tuukka.turunen=theqtcompany.com at qt-project.org] On Behalf Of
> Thiago Macieira
> Sent: sunnuntaina 21. helmikuuta 2016 23.51
> To: development at qt-project.org
> Subject: Re: [Development] Supported platforms for Qt 5.8
> 
> On sexta-feira, 19 de fevereiro de 2016 21:01:02 PST Knoll Lars wrote:
> > Now that 5.7 is branched, I'd like to propose that we update our list
> > of supported compilers and platforms for Qt 5.8. After some
> > discussions with different people, here's an initial proposal from my side:
> 
> Let me just say that I don't think changing the requirements one release
> after such a big bump is a good idea. Maybe postpone the update to Qt 5.9?
> 

It is of course a matter of viewpoint, but I think similarly as Lars that it is better to do the required changes now for Qt 5.8 and then aim to avoid bigger changes for Qt 5.9 to the extent feasible.

There will be quite many new things developed for Qt 5.8 and keeping support for some older compilers and platforms we aim to then drop immediately after would be just an extra burden for the development. With Qt 5.6 and to some extent also with Qt 5.7 we have a wide set of older compilers supported, which makes it a great choice for those who can not move to the newer ones yet.

Yours,

	Tuukka