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diff --git a/libraries/qt5/README b/libraries/qt5/README index 1aff0e6a62..c0fc3bbad5 100644 --- a/libraries/qt5/README +++ b/libraries/qt5/README @@ -7,61 +7,48 @@ against if they are detected at build time: libwebp opus pcre2 snappy - ============================================================ OPTIONS -To build the documentation pass DOCS=yes to the SlackBuild: - - DOCS=yes ./qt5.SlackBuild - -To build the examples pass EXAMPLES=yes to the SlackBuild: +To use Qt's built-in ccache option: - EXAMPLES=yes ./qt5.SlackBuild + CCACHE=yes ./qt5.SlackBuild -NOTE +See README.benchmarks for the benefits of using ccache. -Building the documentation and examples creates a -significantly larger package. +To build the documentation: + DOCS=yes ./qt5.SlackBuild -ROUGH SIZE GUIDE +To build the examples: -Package size: + EXAMPLES=yes ./qt5.SlackBuild - Qt alone: 102M - With documentation: 339M - With examples: 391M - With both documentation and examples: 628M +To build support for proprietary media codecs: -Minumum working space needed (size of source and package -directories at end of build): + PROPRIETARY_CODECS=yes ./qt5.SlackBuild - Qt alone: 5018M - With documentation: 6197M - With examples: 6388M - With both documentation and examples: 7604M +(this will produce a non-redistributable package in some +countries) +To disable support for pulseaudio: -To build support for proprietary media codecs pass -PROPRIETARY_CODECS=yes to the SlackBuild (this will produce -a non-redistributable package in some countries): + PULSEAUDIO=no ./qt5.SlackBuild - PROPRIETARY_CODECS=yes ./qt5.SlackBuild +(Qt will automatically detect if pulseaudio is not installed +at build time and disable it if it is missing.) -To disable support for pulseaudio pass PULSEAUDIO=no to the -SlackBuild: +To NOT build qtwebengine (EXPERIMENTAL): - PULSEAUDIO=no ./qt5.SlackBuild + WEBENGINE=no ./qt5.SlackBuild -Qt will automatically detect if it is not installed at build -time and not provide support for it. +Combine any or all of the above. ============================================================ -NOTE +GENERAL NOTES After upgrading Qt5 it is important to rebuild qt5ct too, if it is installed, or some applications may not display or @@ -69,7 +56,62 @@ function correctly. There is a qt5-legacy (5.7.1) SlackBuild that is available for older applications that do not run correctly with this -version. However it will not coexist with this version. +version. However it will not coexist with this version. Please report any problems about applications that don't work correctly to the Qt5 maintainer or to the mailing list. + +============================================================ + +ROUGH SPEED & SIZE GUIDE + + OPTION PKG SPACE TIME + Normal: 102M 5018M 9:55 + No Webengine: 50M 1895M 3:18 + With Documentation: 339M 6197M - + With Examples: 391M 6388M - + With Documentation and Examples: 628M 7604M - + + PKG: Package size. + SPACE: Package directory + source space needed. + TIME: Rough build time (- = unknown.) + +See README.benchmarks for more detailed information. +See README.ccache for information on setting up ccache. + +============================================================ + +NOTES ON OPTIONS + +* Using ccache should speed up subsequent rebuilds, but may + be slower for first time or one-off builds. + +* Building the documentation and/or examples creates a + significantly larger package. + +* Successfully tested so far without webengine (VERY quick + tests): + + QMPlay2 + qt5ct + qbittorrent-qt5 + speedcrunch + qca-qt5 + psi-plus + sddm + +============================================================ + +BUILDING WITHOUT WEBENGINE + +See README.benchmarks for the benefits of not building +webengine. + +YMMV whether it works with an application or not, but if you +have no intention of using the browser code, which includes +a chunk of 3rd party Google Chromium source, then it may +make sense to skip it and save yourself about 2/3 of the +build time. + +The package version has _nowebengine appended to it for +clarity. |