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QMake plugin should allow specifying custom Qt paths

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Metadata

Project
snapcraft (launchpad)
Number
#1670146
Type
issue
State
open
Author
~tim-sueberkrueb
Labels
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Current evaluation

Feature request to let the QMake plugin point at a custom Qt installation newer than Ubuntu's archives. Open ~9.5 years, zero comments, no labels, never triaged; the project later added the qbs plugin as the modern Qt build path.

Suggested action: close stale

Reason: The issue has had zero comments, no labels, and no maintainer engagement for ~9.5 years, and it has been superseded: the project merged the Qt Build Suite (qbs) plugin (canonical/snapcraft#1079) as the modern Qt build path, and the reporter's own workaround (a custom plugin with an env var) remains available. It is not merely old — the qmake plugin is now a legacy option, so this specific feature request is no longer the right place to pursue it.

Impact: 25 Quick Win: 15.0 Staleness: 95 Complexity: 40 Confidence: 55 Support Request: 20

Issue body

Some projects require Qt versions higher than what Ubuntu offers in it's archives. Thus it would be useful if the QMake plugin would support specifying Qt related paths to a custom Qt version. Right now it is necessary to write your own plugin for this purpose as done in [1], [2]. I'm not sure how this should be implemented though. Simply using an environment variable like in [2]? [1]: https://github.com/tjyrinki/timostestapp2 [2]: https://github.com/tim-sueberkrueb/liri-calculator-snap

Evaluation history

Date Model Scores Action Summary
qwen/qwen3.8-27b
Impact: 25
Quick Win: 15.0
Staleness: 95
Complexity: 40
Confidence: 55
Support Request: 20
close stale Feature request to let the QMake plugin point at a custom Qt installation newer than Ubuntu's archives. Open ~9.5 years, zero comments, no labels, never triaged; the project later added the qbs plugin as the modern Qt build path.
qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b
Staleness: 98
Complexity: 15
Confidence: 90
Support Request: 20
close stale Feature request to allow custom Qt paths in the QMake plugin. Unlabeled, zero comments, and inactive for over nine years.
qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b
Staleness: 98
Complexity: 20
Confidence: 85
Support Request: 5
close stale Feature request to allow custom Qt paths in the QMake plugin. Unlabelled, no maintainer response, and inactive for over 9 years.
qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6
Staleness: 100
Complexity: 20
Confidence: 85
Support Request: 10
close stale Feature request to allow custom Qt paths in the QMake plugin. Unaddressed for over 9 years with no maintainer comments or labels.
qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6
Staleness: 98
Complexity: 25
Confidence: 90
Support Request: 30
close stale QMake plugin needs support for custom Qt paths to support newer Qt versions unavailable in Ubuntu repos. Currently open, unassigned, and has no comments, awaiting implementation discussion and triage.

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Related work

  • Related To: canonical/snapcraft#566 (confidence 75%)

    Merged PR that added the qmake plugin this feature request targets.

  • Related To: canonical/snapcraft#1079 (confidence 65%)

    Merged qbs plugin provides the modern Qt build path, superseding the qmake plugin for Qt snaps and making this qmake-specific request less relevant.

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