Comings…
Qt 5.5.1 and Qt Creator 3.5.1 have been released.
Goings…
Qt World Summit 2015 and Beyond...
There is nothing new to report on the Qt front this week as all efforts (and focus) were on the Qt World Summit in Berlin.
Stay tuned for an upcoming blog this week, Report from Qt World Summit 2015. This recap will be published on the ICS website at www.ics.com/blog.
Qt 5.5.1 release is still on hold and due to the Summit and there has been no word as to the expected release date.
Qt Updates and Events
The Qt World Summit takes place in Berlin next week, Monday through Wednesday.
Qt 5.5.1 is still not quite ready for release, but it should be "soon".
Qt Happenings
A Qt 5.5.1 release candidate is available: http://download.qt.io/snapshots/qt/5.5/5.5.1/
Qt 5.5.1 will expectantly be released this week.
A preliminary change log for the upcoming Qt 5.5.1 release can be found here:
https://codereview.qt-project.org/#/c/126113/1/dist/changes-5.5.1-master
Qt News and Views
All Qt 5.5.1 blockers should have fixes in. The hope is to release 5.5.1 this week.
Qt 5.6 binary snapshots are still not available, though work is ongoing.
Qt News and Views
Qt 5.6 Alpha Is Here
What’s Next?
Qt 5.5.1 snapshots are available: http://download.qt.io/snapshots/qt/5.5/5.5.1/
The intent is for The Qt Company to release 5.5.1 this month.
Changes within Qt 5.6
The Qt Enginio module will be deprecated in Qt 5.6.
A preliminary list of new features expected in Qt 5.6 can be found here: http://wiki.qt.io/New_Features_in_Qt_5.6
Qt Release Activity
Qt Creator 3.5.0 has been released:
http://blog.qt.io/blog/2015/08/20/qt-creator-3-5-0-released/
Packaging for upcoming 5.6 release:
In Mac packages will be same than with 5.5
In Windows, we will drop MSVC 2010 & MSVC 2012 packages & add MSVC 2015
In Linux, we will drop 32-bit packages
