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  1. Qt
  2. QTBUG-89170

Make Qt 5 and Qt 6 co-installable for Linux distributions

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    • Resolution: Done
    • P2: Important
    • 6.1.0 FF
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    • Build System: CMake
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    • b1ad7f938e2f71288e65a8c9a86b732b89a6a345 (qt/qtbase/dev) 94f28c2ed027d896d5100caa7c858a2c5310c882 (qt/qtbase/6.1)

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      Make sure that Qt 6 executables that get installed into /usr/bin do not clash with their Qt 5 equivalents.

      Proposal:

      • Instruct distributions to install tools into /usr/qt6/bin, not /usr/bin
      • Create links in /usr/bin that adds a '6' suffix to the tool name, e.g. /usr/bin/qmake6 -> /usr/Qt6/bin/qmake
      • Make sure that the tools documentation mention both names

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          Task - A task that needs to be done. QTBUG-88791 Move build tools like moc and rcc into $prefix/libexec

          • P3: Somewhat important - Should be fixed, but doesn't affect the release in any way.
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              jbornema Joerg Bornemann
              kkohne Kai Köhne
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