[Development] Qt 5.9

[Bo Thorsen]

Den 23-11-2016 kl. 23:10 skrev Thiago Macieira:
> On quarta-feira, 23 de novembro de 2016 21:14:52 PST Simon Everts wrote:
>>> That is not relevant here. I am using Windows 10 (64-bit) but I am still
>>> forced (because of 3rt-party-libraries) to develop 32-bit-Qt-applications.
>>> Even if the operating system is 64-bit there can be a lot of 32-bit
>>> application, e.g. VS 2013 and VS 2015 are still 32-bit applications.
>>
>> +1
>>
>> As a machine manufacturer we are still deploying 32bit windows systems
>> because of this reason. We'll be on 64bit windows soon, but need to support
>> the 32bit systems for at least 5 years. A lot of industrial computer
>> suppliers still install 32bit images on computers because there aren't any
>> 64bit drivers available for the hardware.
>
> Good, thanks for the information, Simon and Helmut.
>
> I know the sample size here is horrible, but in your opinion what compiler
> should we keep offering a 32-bit binary build for?
>
> MSVC 2013
> MSVC 2015
> MinGW

The reason for doing 32 bit MSVC releasees is 3rd party libraries. Is 
that a valid reason for MinGW? I would have thought that the guys using 
it pretty much have to compile everything themselves anyway.

I don't know, though. I won't ever use MinGW myself unless a customer 
forces me to.

Bo Thorsen,
Director, Viking Software.

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