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#language en
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Subject: Qt4 removal Subject: Qt4 removal from Buster
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as announced in [announce].

[announce] <FILL ME>
as announced in:

[announced]
<https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2017/08/msg00006.html>
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<https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=828522>
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- contact your upstream (if existing) and ask about the state of a Qt5  - contact your upstream (if existing) and ask about the state of a Qt5
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- if there are no activities regarding porting, investigate whether there are  - if there are no activities regarding porting, investigate whether there are
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- if both the Qt4 and the Qt5 versions already coexist in the Debian  - if both the Qt4 and the Qt5 versions already coexist in the Debian
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For any questions and issues, do not hesitate to contact the Debian Qt/KDE  For any questions and issues, do not hesitate to contact the Debian Qt/KDE
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The removal is being tracked in <https://wiki.debian.org/Qt4Removal>
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== Related removals ==

[[Qt4WebKitRemoval]]
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 * abgate DebianBug:874806
 * ace -> DebianBug:874813
 * acetoneiso DebianBug:874814
 * acoustid-fingerprinter DebianBug:874807
 * adwaita-qt DebianBug:874816
 * akonadi4 DebianBug:874808 -> it has a Qt5 counterpart
 * alsoft-conf DebianBug:874809
 * alt-key DebianBug:874810
 * amarok DebianBug:874811 -> "kf5 branch upstream -> but not in master yet."
 * amora-server DebianBug:874812
 * ams DebianBug:874823
 * amule DebianBug:874824 -> "optional Plasma 4 applet -> can be disabled"
 * appmenu-qt DebianBug:874825
 * aqsis DebianBug:874815
 * arc-gui-clients DebianBug:874817 -> see qt4webkit removal page
 * attal DebianBug:874827
 * attica DebianBug:874818 -> "can be removed -> it has a Frameworks counterpart"
 * audex DebianBug:874819 -> "git master is Qt5 -> no maintainer -> it can be tagged"
 * audiocd-kio DebianBug:874820 -> Qt5 since KDE Applications 16.12
 * auralquiz DebianBug:874821 -> "Qt5 supported upstream since 0.9.0 -> Debian has 0.8.x"
 * automoc DebianBug:874822 -> "can be removed -> it has a Qt5 counterpart"
 * avahi DebianBug:874832
 * avogadro DebianBug:874834
 * bacula DebianBug:874836
 * ball DebianBug:874837
 * baloo DebianBug: 874826 -> "can be removed -> it has a Frameworks countepart"
 * bangarang DebianBug:874828 -> "linked to Nepomuk -> dead upstream"
 * bareos -> DebianBug:874839
 * basket DebianBug:874829 -> "Qt5 alpha exists -> tosky is keeping an eye on it"
 * bibletime DebianBug:874831 -> see qt4webkit removal page
 * boats DebianBug:874833
 * bppphyview DebianBug:874835
 * breeze DebianBug:874840 -> "part of Plasma to theme Qt4 apps -> needed as long as there is Qt4 around"
 * brewtarget DebianBug:874838 -> "Hasn't seen an upload since 2014 but upstream is still active -> Qt 5 port already released upstream -> needs maintainer to package it -> see tsimonq2's [[https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=784453#31|response to bug 784453]]"
 * camp DebianBug:874842
 * cdcat DebianBug:874843
 * choreonoid DebianBug:874844
 * clementine DebianBug:874850
 * clonalframe DebianBug:874845
 * clustalx DebianBug:874851
 * cmtk DebianBug:874853
 * codequery DebianBug:874855
 * collatinus DebianBug:874856
 * comparepdf DebianBug:874846
 * confclerk DebianBug:874847
 * connectome-workbench DebianBug:874859
 * convertall DebianBug:874848
 * cortina DebianBug:874849
 * cppreference-doc DebianBug:874862
 * daemonfs DebianBug:874864
 * dc-qt DebianBug:874866
 * dgedit DebianBug:874852
 * diffpdf DebianBug:874854
 * doomsday DebianBug:874870 -> version 2.x is Qt5-based
 * dssi DebianBug:874857
 * edfbrowser DebianBug:874858
 * eiskaltdcpp DebianBug:874872
 * eqonomize DebianBug:874860
 * esperanza DebianBug:874861
 * evolvotron DebianBug:874863
 * faustworks DebianBug:874865
 * fbreader DebianBug:874867
 * fcitx DebianBug:874868
 * fcitx-kkc DebianBug:874869
 * fcitx-libpinyin DebianBug:874871 -> see qt4webkit removal page
 * fcitx-skk DebianBug:874879
 * felix-latin DebianBug:874881
 * ffdiaporama DebianBug:874874
 * flightcrew DebianBug:874875
 * fmit DebianBug:874884
 * fracplanet DebianBug:874885
 * fractalnow DebianBug:874876
 * fraqtive DebianBug:874888
 * freecad DebianBug:874877 -> see qt4webkit removal page
 * freemat DebianBug:874878
 * freemedforms-project DebianBug:874880
 * freeplayer DebianBug:874882
 * fwbuilder DebianBug:874894
 * gambas3 DebianBug:874896
 * gammaray -> DebianBug:874883
 * gazebo DebianBug:874898
 * gcin DebianBug:874886
 * geogebra-kde DebianBug:874887
 * gle-graphics DebianBug:874901
 * gmic -> DebianBug:874889
 * gnash DebianBug:874890
 * gns3 DebianBug:874891
 * gnudoq DebianBug:874892
 * gnuradio DebianBug:874893
 * goldendict DebianBug:874895 -> see qt4webkit removal page
 * gpsbabel DebianBug:874897
 * gpsd DebianBug:874905
 * gr-fosphor DebianBug:874899
 * gr-radar DebianBug:874900
 * grantlee DebianBug:874908 -> it has a Qt5 counterpart
 * guymager DebianBug:874902
 * hamfax DebianBug:874911
 * hannah-foo2zjs DebianBug:874903
 * hedgewars DebianBug:874913
 * heimdall-flash DebianBug:874915
 * hime DebianBug:874904
 * holdingnuts DebianBug:874917
 * hupnp DebianBug:874906
 * hydrogen DebianBug:874907
 * i7z DebianBug:874909
 * iannix DebianBug:874910
 * ibus-qt DebianBug:874920
 * ifpgui DebianBug:874912
 * ifrit DebianBug:874921
 * ike DebianBug:874914
 * imagevis3d DebianBug:874916
 * jovie DebianBug:874922 -> replaced by Qt Speech in Qt5
 * jreen DebianBug:874918
 * juk DebianBug:874919 -> it will be Qt5 in KDE Applications 17.12
 * k3b DebianBug:874923 -> Qt5 since KDE Applications 17.04
 * kaccessible DebianBug:874927 -> "fate unknown -> either Qt5 or dropped by Applications 17.12"
 * kactivities DebianBug:874925 -> linked to kde4libs
 * kajongg DebianBug:874924 -> Qt5 since KDE Applications 17.04
 * kalternatives DebianBug:874928
 * kalzium DebianBug:874929 -> Qt5 since KDE Applications 16.12
 * kamerka DebianBug:874926
 * karlyriceditor DebianBug:874931
 * katarakt DebianBug:874930
 * kate4 DebianBug:874932 -> "required probably as kpart -> removed when no more dependencies"
 * kbibtex DebianBug:874934 -> "master is Qt5 -> but another kdelibs 4.x version (0.7.0) is planned"
 * kcachegrind DebianBug:874935 -> Qt5 since KDE Applications 17.04
 * kcheckers DebianBug:874933
 * kchmviewer DebianBug:874936 -> it has a Qt5 version upstream apparently
 * kcollectd DebianBug:874938
 * kdbg DebianBug:874941
 * kde-baseapps DebianBug:874942 -> split into few Qt5 tarballs since KDE Applications 16.12
 * kde-dev-utils DebianBug:874943 -> Qt5 since KDE Applications 17.04
 * kde-runtime DebianBug:874944 -> linked to kde4libs
 * kde4libs DebianBug:874945 -> can be dropped as long as no applications depends on it
 * kdegraphics-mobipocket DebianBug:874946 -> Qt5 since KDE Applications 16.12
 * kdepim4 DebianBug:874947 -> few o
 * kdepimlibs DebianBug:874937 -> see kdepim4 and few other dependencies
 * kdesdk-kioslaves DebianBug:874939 -> Qt5 since KDE Applications 17.04
 * kdesudo DebianBug:874940 -> "This is Qt 3 -> it should be removed from the archive altogether in favor of kdesu -> see [[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/kubuntu-devel/2017-September/011362.html|this]] and [[https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=875107|bug 875107]]"
 * kdewebdev DebianBug:874948 -> split into few Qt4 applications
 * kdiff3 DebianBug:874949
 * keepassx DebianBug:874950 -> the keepassxc fork is Qt5
 * keurocalc DebianBug:874952
 * kfilemetadata DebianBug:874953 -> "library -> needed with kde4libs"
 * kget DebianBug:874958 -> its fate will be defined in KDE Applications 17.12
 * kgoldrunner DebianBug:874960 -> Qt5 since KDE Applications 17.04
 * kgpg DebianBug:874951 -> Qt5 since KDE Applications 16.12
 * kigo DebianBug:874963 -> Qt5 since KDE Applications 17.08
 * kile DebianBug:874966 -> "Qt5 in git master -> beta really soon"
 * kio-gopher DebianBug:874971 -> Qt5 version released
 * klatexformula DebianBug:874972
 * kmag DebianBug:874974 -> Qt5 since KDE Applications 17.08
 * kmetronome DebianBug:874954
 * kmidimon DebianBug:874955
 * kmix DebianBug:874975 -> will be pure Qt5 by Applications 17.12
 * kmldonkey DebianBug:874956
 * kmousetool DebianBug:874957 -> Qt5 since KDE Applications 17.08
 * kmouth DebianBug:874959 -> it will be Qt5 in KDE Applications 17.12
 * kmymoney DebianBug:874961 -> "Qt5 in master -> hopefully a release is coming"
 * knights DebianBug:874962 -> "master is Qt5-based -> quite stable"
 * knutclient DebianBug:874964
 * kolf DebianBug:874965 -> it will be Qt5 in KDE Applications 17.12
 * komparator DebianBug:874981
 * konquest DebianBug:874967 -> Qt5 since KDE Applications 17.08
 * konsole4 DebianBug:874983 -> requested only for reverse dependencies, actually only Ki
le
 * kopete DebianBug:874985 -> it will be Qt5 in KDE Applications 17.12
 * kover DebianBug:874968
 * kpartsplugin DebianBug:874969
 * kppp DebianBug:874970 -> its fate will be defined in KDE Applications 17.12
 * kprinter4 DebianBug:874973
 * kqtquickcharts DebianBug:874976 -> Qt5 since KDE Applications 16.12
 * kradio4 DebianBug:874977 -> ask pino
 * kraft DebianBug:874993 -> Qt5 version on github (under development)
 * krecipes DebianBug:874978 -> no upstream Qt5 branch
 * kredentials DebianBug:874979
 * kremotecontrol DebianBug:874980 -> its fate will be defined in KDE Applications 17.12
 * krename DebianBug:874982 -> "At least since version 4.0.9 -> it's based on Qt5/KF5."
 * kreversi DebianBug:874984 -> Qt5 since KDE Applications 17.08
 * ksaneplugin DebianBug:874986 -> can be dropped
 * kscd DebianBug:874987 -> it will be Qt5 in KDE Applications 17.12
 * kscope DebianBug:874988
 * kshutdown DebianBug:874989
 * ksirk DebianBug:874990 -> it will be Qt5 in KDE Applications 17.12
 * ksnakeduel DebianBug:874991 -> Qt5 since KDE Applications 17.08
 * kspaceduel DebianBug:874992 -> Qt5 since KDE Applications 17.08
 * kst DebianBug:874994 -> Kst has moved to a rolling release and master supports Qt5
 * ksudoku DebianBug:874995 -> Qt5 since KDE Applications 17.08
 * ktikz DebianBug:874996 -> "Qt5 branch upstream -> work in progress -> unreleased"
 * ktouch DebianBug:875000 -> Qt5 since KDE Applications 16.12
 * ktp-call-ui DebianBug:875001 -> Qt5 since KDE Applications 16.04
 * kubrick DebianBug:875002 -> Qt5 since KDE Applications 17.08
 * kuser DebianBug:874997 -> dropped upstream
 * kvkbd DebianBug:874999
 * kvpnc DebianBug:875003
 * kxstitch DebianBug:875004 -> Qt5 version released upstream for a while
 * launchy DebianBug:875020
 * leocad DebianBug:875006
 * lfhex DebianBug:875018
 * libaccounts-qt DebianBug:875007
 * libalkimia DebianBug:875008 -> "required by KMyMoney -> double Qt4/Qt5"
 * libbpp-qt DebianBug:875009
 * libdbusmenu-qt DebianBug:875021
 * libdrumstick DebianBug:875010
 * libguytools2 DebianBug:875011
 * libgwenhywfar DebianBug:875012
 * libjdns DebianBug:875022
 * libkcddb DebianBug:875013 -> Qt5 since KDE Applications 16.12
 * libkcompactdisc DebianBug:875014 -> Qt5 since KDE Applications 16.12
 * libkdegames-kde4 DebianBug:875015 -> library which won't be needed since KDE Applications 17.12
 * libkexiv2 DebianBug:875016
 * libkmahjongg DebianBug:875017 -> Qt5 since KDE Applications 15.04
 * libkolabxml DebianBug:875019
 * libkpeople DebianBug:875023
 * libksane DebianBug:875024 -> Qt5 since KDE Applications 15.12
 * liblastfm DebianBug:875025
 * libmygpo-qt DebianBug:875033
 * liborigin2 DebianBug:875034
 * libqaccessibilityclient DebianBug:875035 -> new 0.2.0 release dual Qt4/Qt5
 * libqglviewer DebianBug:875036
 * libquazip DebianBug:875026
 * libqxt DebianBug:875027
 * liggghts DebianBug:875028
 * lightdm DebianBug:875029
 * lightdm-kde DebianBug:875030
 * linguider DebianBug:875031
 * linkchecker DebianBug:875032
 * linpsk DebianBug:875044
 * linux-minidisc DebianBug:875037
 * lmms DebianBug:875038
 * lskat DebianBug:875039 -> Qt5 since KDE Applications 17.08
 * luckybackup DebianBug:875045
 * m2l-pyqt DebianBug:875046
 * mcrl2 DebianBug:875040
 * meshlab DebianBug:875041
 * midisnoop DebianBug:875047
 * mixxx DebianBug:875042
 * mldemos DebianBug:875043
 * mm3d DebianBug:875048
 * monkeystudio DebianBug:875056
 * mp3diags DebianBug:875057
 * mumble DebianBug:875058 -> development versions (1.3) use Qt5
 * muse DebianBug:875049
 * musique DebianBug:875061
 * mustang-plug DebianBug:875050
 * netanim DebianBug:875051
 * netemul DebianBug:875052
 * nmapsi4 DebianBug:875053
 * noblenote DebianBug:875054
 * nomnom DebianBug:875055
 * ns3 DebianBug:875071
 * ntrack DebianBug:875059
 * nuapplet DebianBug:875060
 * nzb DebianBug:875062
 * octave DebianBug:875063 -> at least 4.2.1 can be compiled with Qt5
 * octomap DebianBug:875064
 * odin DebianBug:875065
 * ofono-phonesim DebianBug:875066
 * okular DebianBug:875067 -> Qt5 since KDE Applications 16.12
 * openambit DebianBug:875068
 * opencolorio DebianBug:875069
 * opencsg DebianBug:875070
 * openimageio DebianBug:875072
 * openms DebianBug:875073
 * openmw DebianBug:875081
 * openpref DebianBug:875074
 * openscenegraph DebianBug:875075
 * openteacher DebianBug:875076
 * ophcrack DebianBug:875082
 * ostinato DebianBug:875077
 * otb DebianBug:875083
 * oxygen DebianBug:875078 -> "part of Plasma to theme Qt4 apps -> needed as long as there is Qt4 around"
 * packagesearch DebianBug:875079
 * pairs DebianBug:875080 -> dropped (use the similar activity in gcompris-qt)
 * palapeli DebianBug:875084 -> it will be Qt5 in KDE Applications 17.12
 * paraview DebianBug:875086
 * pcp DebianBug:875093
 * pfstools DebianBug:875094
 * phonon DebianBug:875095 -> dual Qt4/Qt5
 * phonon-backend-gstreamer DebianBug:875087 -> dual Qt4/Qt5
 * phonon-backend-vlc DebianBug:875088 -> dual Qt4/Qt5
 * pianobooster DebianBug:875089
 * pinentry-x2go DebianBug:875090
 * pivy DebianBug:875099
 * plasma-widget-yawp DebianBug:875100 -> "no Qt5 version planned -> only works with Plasma 4"
 * plplot DebianBug:875101
 * pokerth DebianBug:875091
 * polkit-qt-1 DebianBug:875092 -> Qt5 counterpart available
 * poppler DebianBug:875096 -> "different backends -> just drop the Qt4 version when there are no dependencies"
 * populations DebianBug:875097
 * portabase DebianBug:875098
 * postbooks DebianBug:875102
 * postbooks-updater DebianBug:875103
 * prerex DebianBug:875104
 * prison DebianBug:875105 -> it has a Frameworks counterpart
 * projectm DebianBug:875112
 * promoe DebianBug:875117
 * psi DebianBug:875119 -> Upstream version 1.2 supports/requires Qt5
 * psi-translations DebianBug:875111
 * pulseview DebianBug:875113
 * pykde4 DebianBug:875118
 * pymecavideo DebianBug:875120
 * pyqwt3d DebianBug:875116
 * pyqwt5 DebianBug:875115
 * pyside DebianBug:875122
 * pyside-tools DebianBug:875114
 * python-qt4 DebianBug:875109
 * python-whiteboard DebianBug:875121
 * pythonqt DebianBug:875108
 * qca2 DebianBug:875133 -> dual Qt4/Qt5
 * qcomicbook DebianBug:875129 -> version 0.9.1 uses Qt5
 * qemuctl DebianBug:875134
 * qgis DebianBug:875135 -> at least the version 2.18.12 (released on 18.08.2017) can be compiled with Qt5
 * qimageblitz DebianBug:875130 -> "a Qt5 port exists unreleated -> but it should not be needed anymore"
 * qimhangul DebianBug:875131
 * qink DebianBug:875132
 * qjoypad DebianBug:875137 -> fork with Qt5 port at https://github.com/panzi/qjoypad
 * qjson DebianBug:875139 -> Qt5 has it's own API. Should go along with qt4-x11 itself.
 * qliss3d DebianBug:875140
 * qmpdclient DebianBug:875136 -> "Currently orphaned (TITO) -> dead upstream -> replacements available (cantata for example)"
 * qpxtool DebianBug:875141
 * qr-tools DebianBug:875142
 * qrfcview DebianBug:875143
 * qsapecng DebianBug:875138
 * qscintilla2 DebianBug:875144 -> needs to drop Qt4 build (already builds Qt5 libs)
 * qstardict DebianBug:875145
 * qt-assistant-compat DebianBug:875151
 * qt-at-spi DebianBug:875146 -> [[https://lists.debian.org/debian-qt-kde/2017/09/msg00451.html| Should get removed along qt4-x11 itself]].
 * qt-gstreamer DebianBug:875147
 * qt-sdk DebianBug:875154
 * qt4-perl DebianBug:875148
 * qtads DebianBug:875157
 * qtcurve DebianBug:875149 -> dual Qt4/Qt5
 * qtexengine DebianBug:875158
 * qthid-fcd-controller DebianBug:875160
 * qtiplot DebianBug:875150
 * qtkeychain DebianBug:875152 -> can be compiled for both Qt4 and Qt5
 * qtm DebianBug:875161
 * qtop DebianBug:875162
 * qtruby DebianBug:875153
 * qtscriptgenerator DebianBug:875155
 * qtscrob DebianBug:875156
 * qtsmbstatus DebianBug:875163
 * qtwebkit DebianBug:875159
 * qwbfsmanager DebianBug:875164
 * qwt DebianBug:875165
 * qwt5 DebianBug:875166
 * qwtplot3d DebianBug:875167
 * qxmlrpc DebianBug:875178
 * radium-compressor DebianBug:875168
 * razorqt DebianBug:875169 -> "superseded by LXQt -> already Qt5 and available in Debian -> should be removed with qt4-x11 because the maintainer still sees value in ""maintaining"" a project dead upstream and superseded with several releases (of LXQt) already in Debian (one of which in stable)... oh well... see [[https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=784181|bug 784181]]"
 * rinputd DebianBug:875170
 * rkward DebianBug:875171 -> "framework branch available -> not ready yet"
 * rlplot DebianBug:875172
 * robocut DebianBug:875173
 * robojournal DebianBug:875174
 * sailcut DebianBug:875175
 * scantailor DebianBug:875176
 * scap-workbench DebianBug:875177
 * scidavis DebianBug:875251
 * scim DebianBug:875250
 * screenie-qt DebianBug:875179
 * scribus DebianBug:875180 -> the development versions are Qt5 (1.5.x)
 * shelxle DebianBug:875189
 * shiboken DebianBug:875190
 * sigviewer DebianBug:875191
 * simplescreenrecorder DebianBug:875192
 * smokegen DebianBug:875181
 * smokeqt DebianBug:875193
 * smpq DebianBug:875182
 * sni-qt DebianBug:875183
 * sofa-framework DebianBug:875184
 * soprano DebianBug:875185 -> "linked to kde4libs -> can be removed when no reverse dependencies"
 * soqt DebianBug:875186
 * soundkonverter DebianBug:875187 -> "Qt5 branch upstream -> work in progress -> unreleased"
 * soundscaperenderer DebianBug:875188
 * starpu-contrib DebianBug:875196
 * stopmotion DebianBug:875194
 * stretchplayer DebianBug:875195
 * structure-synth DebianBug:875203 -> VCS has Qt5 support
 * subcommander DebianBug:875204
 * suil DebianBug:875205
 * svgpart DebianBug:875197 -> Qt5 since KDE Applications 16.12
 * sweeper DebianBug:875198 -> it will be Qt5 in KDE Applications 17.12
 * swift-im DebianBug:875212 -> "current upstream release requires Qt5 -> Debian package outdated"
 * syncevolution DebianBug:875215
 * synergy DebianBug:875199
 * tagainijisho DebianBug:875200
 * tagua DebianBug:875201
 * taurus DebianBug:875202
 * telepathy-qt DebianBug:875206
 * tipp10 DebianBug:875207
 * tora DebianBug:875208
 * traverso DebianBug:875209
 * treeline DebianBug:875210
 * ttfautohint DebianBug:875211
 * txtreader DebianBug:875213
 * udj-desktop-client DebianBug:875214
 * uicilibris DebianBug:875223
 * uim DebianBug:875216
 * ultracopier DebianBug:875217
 * universalindentgui DebianBug:875228
 * unixodbc-gui-qt DebianBug:875219
 * usbguard DebianBug:875220
 * v4l2ucp DebianBug:875221
 * valkyrie DebianBug:875222
 * veusz DebianBug:875232
 * videocut DebianBug:875224
 * virtualjaguar DebianBug:875225
 * viva DebianBug:875226
 * vmpk DebianBug:875238
 * voxbo DebianBug:875227
 * webkit-image DebianBug:875229
 * webkitkde DebianBug:875239 -> see qt4webkit removal page
 * witty DebianBug:875230
 * woo DebianBug:875231
 * wpa DebianBug:875233
 * writetype DebianBug:875234
 * wsjtx DebianBug:875235
 * x2goclient DebianBug:875236
 * xca DebianBug:875237
 * xdrawchem DebianBug:875245
 * xflr5 DebianBug:875240
 * xxdiff DebianBug:875241
 * yabause DebianBug:875242
 * yagf DebianBug:875243
 * zbar DebianBug:875246
 * zeroconf-ioslave DebianBug:875244 -> it will be Qt5 in KDE Applications 17.12
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 * bear DebianBug:874830 -> "Only used in tests -> removed and tests disabled."
 * calligra DebianBug:874841 -> Qt5 version in experimental
 * kdevelop -> 5.1 available in sid -> old binaries kept on kfreebsd-*.
 * kdevelop-python -> see above
 * kvirc DebianBug:874998 -> unreleased Qt5 version is in experimental
 * psi-plus-l10n DebianBug:875110 Ported to Qt5
 * unetbootin DebianBug:875218 -> Removed from the archive, QA. "[[https://github.com/unetbootin/unetbootin/issues/53|Known upstream]] -> should take minimal effort to port -> bumped."

Qt4 (aka src:qt4-x11) removal

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Subject: Qt4 removal from Buster
Source: @FILLME@
User: debian-qt-kde@lists.debian.org
Usertags: qt4-removal

Hi! As you might know we the Qt/KDE team are preparing to remove Qt4
as announced in:

[announced]
<https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2017/08/msg00006.html>

Currently Qt4 has been dead upstream and we are starting to have problems
maintaining it, like for example in the [OpenSSL 1.1 support] case.

[OpenSSL 1.1 support]
<https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=828522>

In order to make this move, all packages directly or indirectly depending on
the Qt4 libraries have to either get ported to Qt5 or eventually get
removed from the Debian repositories.

Therefore, please take the time and:
- contact your upstream (if existing) and ask about the state of a Qt5
port of your application
- if there are no activities regarding porting, investigate whether there are
suitable alternatives for your users
- if there is a Qt5 port that is not yet packaged, consider packaging it
- if both the Qt4 and the Qt5 versions already coexist in the Debian
archives, consider removing the Qt4 version

= Porting =

Some of us where involved in various Qt4 to Qt5 migrations [migration] and we
know for sure that porting stuff from Qt4 to Qt5 is much much easier and less
painful than it was from Qt3 to Qt4.

We also understand that there is still a lot of software still using Qt4.

Don't forget to take a look at the C++ API changes page [apichanges] whenever
you start porting your application.

[migration] http://pkg-kde.alioth.debian.org/packagingqtbasedstuff.html
[apichanges] http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/sourcebreaks.html

For any questions and issues, do not hesitate to contact the Debian Qt/KDE
team at debian-qt-kde@lists.debian.org

The removal is being tracked in <https://wiki.debian.org/Qt4Removal>

Qt4WebKitRemoval

Apps using Qt4

Situation of apps and libraries using Qt4

Reminder bugs filed against these packages

  • abgate 874806

  • ace -> 874813

  • acetoneiso 874814

  • acoustid-fingerprinter 874807

  • adwaita-qt 874816

  • akonadi4 874808 -> it has a Qt5 counterpart

  • alsoft-conf 874809

  • alt-key 874810

  • amarok 874811 -> "kf5 branch upstream -> but not in master yet."

  • amora-server 874812

  • ams 874823

  • amule 874824 -> "optional Plasma 4 applet -> can be disabled"

  • appmenu-qt 874825

  • aqsis 874815

  • arc-gui-clients 874817 -> see qt4webkit removal page

  • attal 874827

  • attica 874818 -> "can be removed -> it has a Frameworks counterpart"

  • audex 874819 -> "git master is Qt5 -> no maintainer -> it can be tagged"

  • audiocd-kio 874820 -> Qt5 since KDE Applications 16.12

  • auralquiz 874821 -> "Qt5 supported upstream since 0.9.0 -> Debian has 0.8.x"

  • automoc 874822 -> "can be removed -> it has a Qt5 counterpart"

  • avahi 874832

  • avogadro 874834

  • bacula 874836

  • ball 874837

  • baloo ?DebianBug: 874826 -> "can be removed -> it has a Frameworks countepart"

  • bangarang 874828 -> "linked to Nepomuk -> dead upstream"

  • bareos -> 874839

  • basket 874829 -> "Qt5 alpha exists -> tosky is keeping an eye on it"

  • bibletime 874831 -> see qt4webkit removal page

  • boats 874833

  • bppphyview 874835

  • breeze 874840 -> "part of Plasma to theme Qt4 apps -> needed as long as there is Qt4 around"

  • brewtarget 874838 -> "Hasn't seen an upload since 2014 but upstream is still active -> Qt 5 port already released upstream -> needs maintainer to package it -> see tsimonq2's response to bug 784453"

  • camp 874842

  • cdcat 874843

  • choreonoid 874844

  • clementine 874850

  • clonalframe 874845

  • clustalx 874851

  • cmtk 874853

  • codequery 874855

  • collatinus 874856

  • comparepdf 874846

  • confclerk 874847

  • connectome-workbench 874859

  • convertall 874848

  • cortina 874849

  • cppreference-doc 874862

  • daemonfs 874864

  • dc-qt 874866

  • dgedit 874852

  • diffpdf 874854

  • doomsday 874870 -> version 2.x is Qt5-based

  • dssi 874857

  • edfbrowser 874858

  • eiskaltdcpp 874872

  • eqonomize 874860

  • esperanza 874861

  • evolvotron 874863

  • faustworks 874865

  • fbreader 874867

  • fcitx 874868

  • fcitx-kkc 874869

  • fcitx-libpinyin 874871 -> see qt4webkit removal page

  • fcitx-skk 874879

  • felix-latin 874881

  • ffdiaporama 874874

  • flightcrew 874875

  • fmit 874884

  • fracplanet 874885

  • fractalnow 874876

  • fraqtive 874888

  • freecad 874877 -> see qt4webkit removal page

  • freemat 874878

  • freemedforms-project 874880

  • freeplayer 874882

  • fwbuilder 874894

  • gambas3 874896

  • gammaray -> 874883

  • gazebo 874898

  • gcin 874886

  • geogebra-kde 874887

  • gle-graphics 874901

  • gmic -> 874889

  • gnash 874890

  • gns3 874891

  • gnudoq 874892

  • gnuradio 874893

  • goldendict 874895 -> see qt4webkit removal page

  • gpsbabel 874897

  • gpsd 874905

  • gr-fosphor 874899

  • gr-radar 874900

  • grantlee 874908 -> it has a Qt5 counterpart

  • guymager 874902

  • hamfax 874911

  • hannah-foo2zjs 874903

  • hedgewars 874913

  • heimdall-flash 874915

  • hime 874904

  • holdingnuts 874917

  • hupnp 874906

  • hydrogen 874907

  • i7z 874909

  • iannix 874910

  • ibus-qt 874920

  • ifpgui 874912

  • ifrit 874921

  • ike 874914

  • imagevis3d 874916

  • jovie 874922 -> replaced by Qt Speech in Qt5

  • jreen 874918

  • juk 874919 -> it will be Qt5 in KDE Applications 17.12

  • k3b 874923 -> Qt5 since KDE Applications 17.04

  • kaccessible 874927 -> "fate unknown -> either Qt5 or dropped by Applications 17.12"

  • kactivities 874925 -> linked to kde4libs

  • kajongg 874924 -> Qt5 since KDE Applications 17.04

  • kalternatives 874928

  • kalzium 874929 -> Qt5 since KDE Applications 16.12

  • kamerka 874926

  • karlyriceditor 874931

  • katarakt 874930

  • kate4 874932 -> "required probably as kpart -> removed when no more dependencies"

  • kbibtex 874934 -> "master is Qt5 -> but another kdelibs 4.x version (0.7.0) is planned"

  • kcachegrind 874935 -> Qt5 since KDE Applications 17.04

  • kcheckers 874933

  • kchmviewer 874936 -> it has a Qt5 version upstream apparently

  • kcollectd 874938

  • kdbg 874941

  • kde-baseapps 874942 -> split into few Qt5 tarballs since KDE Applications 16.12

  • kde-dev-utils 874943 -> Qt5 since KDE Applications 17.04

  • kde-runtime 874944 -> linked to kde4libs

  • kde4libs 874945 -> can be dropped as long as no applications depends on it

  • kdegraphics-mobipocket 874946 -> Qt5 since KDE Applications 16.12

  • kdepim4 874947 -> few o

  • kdepimlibs 874937 -> see kdepim4 and few other dependencies

  • kdesdk-kioslaves 874939 -> Qt5 since KDE Applications 17.04

  • kdesudo 874940 -> "This is Qt 3 -> it should be removed from the archive altogether in favor of kdesu -> see this and bug 875107"

  • kdewebdev 874948 -> split into few Qt4 applications

  • kdiff3 874949

  • keepassx 874950 -> the keepassxc fork is Qt5

  • keurocalc 874952

  • kfilemetadata 874953 -> "library -> needed with kde4libs"

  • kget 874958 -> its fate will be defined in KDE Applications 17.12

  • kgoldrunner 874960 -> Qt5 since KDE Applications 17.04

  • kgpg 874951 -> Qt5 since KDE Applications 16.12

  • kigo 874963 -> Qt5 since KDE Applications 17.08

  • kile 874966 -> "Qt5 in git master -> beta really soon"

  • kio-gopher 874971 -> Qt5 version released

  • klatexformula 874972

  • kmag 874974 -> Qt5 since KDE Applications 17.08

  • kmetronome 874954

  • kmidimon 874955

  • kmix 874975 -> will be pure Qt5 by Applications 17.12

  • kmldonkey 874956

  • kmousetool 874957 -> Qt5 since KDE Applications 17.08

  • kmouth 874959 -> it will be Qt5 in KDE Applications 17.12

  • kmymoney 874961 -> "Qt5 in master -> hopefully a release is coming"

  • knights 874962 -> "master is Qt5-based -> quite stable"

  • knutclient 874964

  • kolf 874965 -> it will be Qt5 in KDE Applications 17.12

  • komparator 874981

  • konquest 874967 -> Qt5 since KDE Applications 17.08

  • konsole4 874983 -> requested only for reverse dependencies, actually only Ki

le

Remaining

Extra build dependencies

Qt4-specific

Done

  • bear 874830 -> "Only used in tests -> removed and tests disabled."

  • calligra 874841 -> Qt5 version in experimental

  • kdevelop -> 5.1 available in sid -> old binaries kept on kfreebsd-*.

  • kdevelop-python -> see above

  • kvirc 874998 -> unreleased Qt5 version is in experimental

  • psi-plus-l10n 875110 Ported to Qt5

  • unetbootin 875218 -> Removed from the archive, QA. "Known upstream -> should take minimal effort to port -> bumped."