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Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] Master-2.0 reminder and Buildbot updates

From: Gerald Combs <gerald@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2015 16:58:14 -0700
On 10/2/15 2:27 PM, B�lint R�czey wrote:
> Hi Gerald,
> 
> 2015-10-02 22:51 GMT+02:00 Gerald Combs <gerald@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>> As a quick reminder, the master-2.0 branch and builders will be created on
>> Monday. I've also made the following changes in our Buildbot environment:
>>
>> - Upgraded to Qt 5.3.2 on the Windows 64-bit, 32-bit, and Petri dish builders.
>>
>> - Installed Qt 5.5.0 on the Windows 64-bit, 32-bit, and PD builders. We're
>> still building with 5.3.2 for now but can switch to 5.5.0 if needed.
>>
>> - Switched to shallow Git checkouts on the Windows PD builder.
>>
>> - Switched OS X 64-bit and 32-bit .dmg packaging from Autotools to CMake.
> Should I switch to Qt 5 in the .deb generation scripts, too? Wireshark
> already use Qt 5 in Debian stable/testing/unstable.

All other things being equal I'd say yes. It would match the Windows and
64-bit OS X packages in that regard. In case it makes any difference,
upstream support for Qt4 is ending this December:

http://doc.qt.io/QtSupportedPlatforms/