[Slackbuilds-users] Qt5 ... newer versions available

[James Diamond]

On Sat, Oct 12, 2019 at 03:03 (+0100), Dave Woodfall wrote:

> On Fri 11 Oct 2019 20:45,
> Slackbuilds Users <slackbuilds-users at slackbuilds.org> put forth the proposition:

>> SBO has Qt5 5.9.8, but 5.13.1 is now (since Sept 5) a going concern.

>> Are there any plans to update?

> 5.9.8 is the most supported LTS version at the moment.

I did not know that.  Thanks.

> It could be possible to update to the latest LTS, which is 5.12, but
> it may mean the various dependencies to also be updated, and perhaps
> older versions kept available for older applications.  It would
> require some testing to make sure that everything works with it.

> I do still a SlackBuild for 5.12, so I'll have a look at it.

Thanks.

                                Jim