[Development] How to perform unattended installations of Qt? (Was: Changes to Qt offering)

[Sze Howe Koh]

Another use case: Mass deployment to multiple PCs:
https://forum.qt.io/topic/111587/classroom-deployment-of-qt-for-multiple-pcs-and-for-all-users-windows


Regards,
Sze-Howe

On Sat, 15 Feb 2020 at 07:06, Sze Howe Koh <szehowe.koh at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Sat, 15 Feb 2020 at 04:19, Thiago Macieira <thiago.macieira at intel.com> wrote:
> > On Tuesday, 28 January 2020 19:31:34 PST Thiago Macieira wrote:
> > > On Tuesday, 28 January 2020 03:52:49 PST Tino Pyssysalo wrote:
> > > > It is also possible to transfer the qtaccount.ini file to a CI machine,
> > > > which removes the need for manual/interactive login. The qtaccount.ini
> > > > just
> > > > contains the hash of the password.
> > >
> > > I suggest you be very careful in suggesting how to transfer the
> > > qtaccount.ini file. Test half a dozen public CI systems and give
> > > instructions to them all.
> > >
> > > And specifically tell people NOT to "git add" it to a project on GitHub/
> > > GitLab/BitBucket.
> >
> > Hello Tino
> >
> > Can we get an answer here?
> >
> > What is the recommended way to install Qt on a CI to test a Qt-based
> > application?
> >
> > Travis CI has stopped working completely and I'd like to switch to GitHub
> > Actions. Does The Qt Company recommend I use Stephan Binner's PPA? Or does it
> > want me to use its own compiled binaries? If the latter, please provide
> > instructions for automated builds.
>
> Hello Tino,
>
> It's not just CI; Qt now can't be easily used with all other
> automation technologies like Docker. [1]
>
> Please note that users have started to suggest workarounds such as
> creating throwaway Qt accounts in order to automate the installation.
> [2]
>
>
> Regards,
> Sze-Howe
>
> [1] https://forum.qt.io/post/577886
> [2] https://forum.qt.io/post/577926