Qt Events
Qt 5.6 status: some build issues are required to be fixed before an RC can be released.
Qt 5.7 status: branching and feature freeze will be delayed at least a week.
There are no current plans to release a Qt 5.5.2.
Rene J.V. Berlin has posted an RFC - QProcess variant or separate class for launching applications GUI style.
Qt – Hold and Release
A String Freeze for Qt 5.6 is now in effect.
Current plans call for a Feature Freeze for Qt 5.7 to occur on Jan 15, 2016.
The list of new features and other changes will be available at: https://wiki.qt.io/New_Features_in_Qt_5.7
New Release
KDAB has released GammaRay 2.4.0: http://www.kdab.com/gammaray
Qt Releases and Congratulations
Qt 5.6.0 beta has been released:
http://blog.qt.io/blog/2015/12/18/qt-5-6-beta-released/
Qt Creator 3.6.0 has been released:
http://blog.qt.io/blog/2015/12/15/qt-creator-3-6-0-released/
Pasi Petäjäjärvi is now an Approver
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Qt Proposals and Postponements
With the continuing delays associated with releasing a Qt 5.6 RC, the Qt 5.7 feature freeze date that was scheduled for Friday, Dec 18 has been tentatively postponed until Jan 15, 2016.
A new Qt 5.6 Beta candidate is available: http://download.qt.io/snapshots/qt/5.6/5.6.0-beta/
Qt Conversations and Changes
A lengthy discussion on a more liberal use of 'auto' in Qt was started by Marc Mutz: http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.qt.devel/23947
Benjamin Terrier has proposed changing the behavior of connectSlotsByName(): http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.qt.devel/23954
All Things Qt
Releases
Qt Creator 3.6 RC1 has been released: http://blog.qt.io/blog/2015/11/26/qt-creator-3-6-rc1-released/
Qt 5.6 Beta is still delayed due to continued bug fixes
Nominations
Pasi Keränen and Pasi Petäjäjärvi have been nominated for Approver status
Qt Lite
Development traffic has been light lately, due to the emphasis on getting the Qt v 5.6 Beta launched.
As usual, new Qt 5.6 Beta snapshots are available at:Qt http://download.qt.io/snapshots/qt/5.6/5.6.0-beta
Qt News
New Qt 5.6 beta snapshots are available in the usual place: http://download.qt.io/snapshots/qt/5.6/5.6.0-beta/
The packages contain the QtCreator 3.6.0 RC snapshot and they are currently hoping to release the Beta this week.
