Fix MS Visual C++ 6.0 references in the documentation

Merge-request: 756
Reviewed-by: Olivier Goffart <olivier.goffart@nokia.com>

4 files changed, 62 insertions, 76 deletions

diff --git a/doc/src/porting/porting4.qdoc b/doc/src/porting/porting4.qdoc
index f355e7b..698e4a5 100644
--- a/doc/src/porting/porting4.qdoc
+++ b/doc/src/porting/porting4.qdoc
@@ -2374,8 +2374,8 @@
     pointer to a QObjectList. See also the comments on QObjectList
     below.
 
-    Use QObject::findChildren() (or qFindChildren() if you need MSVC 6
-    compatibility) instead of QObject::queryList(). For example:
+    Use QObject::findChildren() instead of QObject::queryList().
+    For example:
 
     \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_porting4.qdoc 18
 
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.cpp
index ad689ca..dc3a9c3 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.cpp
@@ -1746,10 +1746,6 @@ QObjectList QObject::queryList(const char *inheritsClass,
 
     \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/src_corelib_kernel_qobject.cpp 11
 
-    \warning This function is not available with MSVC 6. Use
-    qFindChild() instead if you need to support that version of the
-    compiler.
-
     \sa findChildren(), qFindChild()
 */
 
@@ -1770,10 +1766,6 @@ QObjectList QObject::queryList(const char *inheritsClass,
 
     \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/src_corelib_kernel_qobject.cpp 13
 
-    \warning This function is not available with MSVC 6. Use
-    qFindChildren() instead if you need to support that version of the
-    compiler.
-
     \sa findChild(), qFindChildren()
 */
 
@@ -1785,10 +1777,6 @@ QObjectList QObject::queryList(const char *inheritsClass,
     and that have names matching the regular expression \a regExp,
     or an empty list if there are no such objects.
     The search is performed recursively.
-
-    \warning This function is not available with MSVC 6. Use
-    qFindChildren() instead if you need to support that version of the
-    compiler.
 */
 
 /*!
@@ -1796,9 +1784,11 @@ QObjectList QObject::queryList(const char *inheritsClass,
     \relates QObject
 
     This function is equivalent to
-    \a{obj}->\l{QObject::findChild()}{findChild}<T>(\a name). It is
-    provided as a work-around for MSVC 6, which doesn't support
-    member template functions.
+    \a{obj}->\l{QObject::findChild()}{findChild}<T>(\a name).
+
+    \note This function was provided as a workaround for MSVC 6
+    which did not support member template functions. It is advised
+    to use the other form in new code.
 
     \sa QObject::findChild()
 */
@@ -1808,9 +1798,11 @@ QObjectList QObject::queryList(const char *inheritsClass,
     \relates QObject
 
     This function is equivalent to
-    \a{obj}->\l{QObject::findChildren()}{findChildren}<T>(\a name). It is
-    provided as a work-around for MSVC 6, which doesn't support
-    member template functions.
+    \a{obj}->\l{QObject::findChildren()}{findChildren}<T>(\a name).
+
+    \note This function was provided as a workaround for MSVC 6
+    which did not support member template functions. It is advised
+    to use the other form in new code.
 
     \sa QObject::findChildren()
 */
@@ -1821,9 +1813,13 @@ QObjectList QObject::queryList(const char *inheritsClass,
     \overload qFindChildren()
 
     This function is equivalent to
-    \a{obj}->\l{QObject::findChildren()}{findChildren}<T>(\a regExp). It is
-    provided as a work-around for MSVC 6, which doesn't support
-    member template functions.
+    \a{obj}->\l{QObject::findChildren()}{findChildren}<T>(\a regExp).
+
+    \note This function was provided as a workaround for MSVC 6
+    which did not support member template functions. It is advised
+    to use the other form in new code.
+
+    \sa QObject::findChildren()
 */
 
 /*!
@@ -1833,9 +1829,11 @@ QObjectList QObject::queryList(const char *inheritsClass,
     \overload qFindChildren()
 
     This function is equivalent to
-    \a{obj}->\l{QObject::findChild()}{findChild}<T>(\a name). It is
-    provided as a work-around for MSVC 6, which doesn't support
-    member template functions.
+    \a{obj}->\l{QObject::findChild()}{findChild}<T>(\a name).
+
+    \note This function was provided as a workaround for MSVC 6
+    which did not support member template functions. It is advised
+    to use the other form in new code.
 
     \sa QObject::findChild()
 */
@@ -1847,9 +1845,11 @@ QObjectList QObject::queryList(const char *inheritsClass,
     \overload qFindChildren()
 
     This function is equivalent to
-    \a{obj}->\l{QObject::findChildren()}{findChildren}<T>(\a name). It is
-    provided as a work-around for MSVC 6, which doesn't support
-    member template functions.
+    \a{obj}->\l{QObject::findChildren()}{findChildren}<T>(\a name).
+
+    \note This function was provided as a workaround for MSVC 6
+    which did not support member template functions. It is advised
+    to use the other form in new code.
 
     \sa QObject::findChildren()
 */
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.cpp
index 9617e0c..bbfbce8 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.cpp
@@ -3066,10 +3066,6 @@ QDebug operator<<(QDebug dbg, const QVariant::Type p)
 
     \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/src_corelib_kernel_qvariant.cpp 4
 
-    \warning This function is not available with MSVC 6. Use
-    qVariantSetValue() instead if you need to support that version of
-    the compiler.
-
     \sa value(), fromValue(), canConvert()
  */
 
@@ -3087,10 +3083,6 @@ QDebug operator<<(QDebug dbg, const QVariant::Type p)
 
     \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/src_corelib_kernel_qvariant.cpp 5
 
-    \warning This function is not available with MSVC 6. Use
-    qVariantValue() or qvariant_cast() instead if you need to support
-    that version of the compiler.
-
     \sa setValue(), fromValue(), canConvert()
 */
 
@@ -3103,10 +3095,6 @@ QDebug operator<<(QDebug dbg, const QVariant::Type p)
 
     \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/src_corelib_kernel_qvariant.cpp 6
 
-    \warning This function is not available with MSVC 6. Use
-    qVariantCanConvert() instead if you need to support that version
-    of the compiler.
-
     \sa convert()
 */
 
@@ -3122,10 +3110,6 @@ QDebug operator<<(QDebug dbg, const QVariant::Type p)
     \note If you are working with custom types, you should use
     the Q_DECLARE_METATYPE() macro to register your custom type.
 
-    \warning This function is not available with MSVC 6. Use
-    qVariantFromValue() instead if you need to support that version
-    of the compiler.
-
     \sa setValue(), value()
 */
 
@@ -3136,9 +3120,11 @@ QDebug operator<<(QDebug dbg, const QVariant::Type p)
     Returns a variant containing a copy of the given \a value
     with template type \c{T}.
 
-    This function is equivalent to QVariant::fromValue(\a value). It
-    is provided as a work-around for MSVC 6, which doesn't support
-    member template functions.
+    This function is equivalent to QVariant::fromValue(\a value).
+
+    \note This function was provided as a workaround for MSVC 6
+    which did not support member template functions. It is advised
+    to use the other form in new code.
 
     For example, a QObject pointer can be stored in a variant with the
     following code:
@@ -3154,9 +3140,11 @@ QDebug operator<<(QDebug dbg, const QVariant::Type p)
     Sets the contents of the given \a variant to a copy of the
     \a value with the specified template type \c{T}.
 
-    This function is equivalent to QVariant::setValue(\a value). It
-    is provided as a work-around for MSVC 6, which doesn't support
-    member template functions.
+    This function is equivalent to QVariant::setValue(\a value).
+
+    \note This function was provided as a workaround for MSVC 6
+    which did not support member template functions. It is advised
+    to use the other form in new code.
 
     \sa QVariant::setValue()
 */
@@ -3178,9 +3166,11 @@ QDebug operator<<(QDebug dbg, const QVariant::Type p)
     Returns the given \a value converted to the template type \c{T}.
 
     This function is equivalent to
-    \l{QVariant::value()}{QVariant::value}<T>(\a value). It is
-    provided as a work-around for MSVC 6, which doesn't support
-    member template functions.
+    \l{QVariant::value()}{QVariant::value}<T>(\a value).
+
+    \note This function was provided as a workaround for MSVC 6
+    which did not support member template functions. It is advised
+    to use the other form in new code.
 
     \sa QVariant::value(), qvariant_cast()
 */
@@ -3191,9 +3181,11 @@ QDebug operator<<(QDebug dbg, const QVariant::Type p)
     Returns true if the given \a value can be converted to the
     template type specified; otherwise returns false.
 
-    This function is equivalent to QVariant::canConvert(\a value). It
-    is provided as a work-around for MSVC 6, which doesn't support
-    member template functions.
+    This function is equivalent to QVariant::canConvert(\a value).
+
+    \note This function was provided as a workaround for MSVC 6
+    which did not support member template functions. It is advised
+    to use the other form in new code.
 
     \sa QVariant::canConvert()
 */
diff --git a/src/script/api/qscriptengine.cpp b/src/script/api/qscriptengine.cpp
index 30c197e..01f3c51 100644
--- a/src/script/api/qscriptengine.cpp
+++ b/src/script/api/qscriptengine.cpp
@@ -2435,10 +2435,6 @@ QScriptValue QScriptEngine::newQMetaObject(
 
   \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/src_script_qscriptengine.cpp 13
 
-  \warning This function is not available with MSVC 6. Use
-  qScriptValueFromQMetaObject() instead if you need to support that version
-  of the compiler.
-
   \sa QScriptEngine::newQMetaObject()
 */
 
@@ -2451,9 +2447,11 @@ QScriptValue QScriptEngine::newQMetaObject(
   \c{T}.
 
   This function is equivalent to
-  QScriptEngine::scriptValueFromQMetaObject(). It is provided as a
-  work-around for MSVC 6, which doesn't support member template
-  functions.
+  QScriptEngine::scriptValueFromQMetaObject().
+
+  \note This function was provided as a workaround for MSVC 6
+  which did not support member template functions. It is advised
+  to use the other form in new code.
 
   \sa QScriptEngine::newQMetaObject()
 */
@@ -3744,10 +3742,6 @@ QStringList QScriptEngine::importedExtensions() const
     to newVariant()); you can change this behavior by installing your
     own type conversion functions with qScriptRegisterMetaType().
 
-    \warning This function is not available with MSVC 6. Use
-    qScriptValueFromValue() instead if you need to support that
-    version of the compiler.
-
     \sa fromScriptValue(), qScriptRegisterMetaType()
 */
 
@@ -3761,10 +3755,6 @@ QStringList QScriptEngine::importedExtensions() const
     description of the built-in type conversion provided by
     QtScript.
 
-    \warning This function is not available with MSVC 6. Use
-    qScriptValueToValue() or qscriptvalue_cast() instead if you need
-    to support that version of the compiler.
-
     \sa toScriptValue(), qScriptRegisterMetaType()
 */
 
@@ -3777,8 +3767,10 @@ QStringList QScriptEngine::importedExtensions() const
     value of template type \c{T}.
 
     This function is equivalent to QScriptEngine::toScriptValue().
-    It is provided as a work-around for MSVC 6, which doesn't support
-    member template functions.
+
+    \note This function was provided as a workaround for MSVC 6
+    which did not support member template functions. It is advised
+    to use the other form in new code.
 
     \sa qScriptValueToValue()
 */
@@ -3791,8 +3783,10 @@ QStringList QScriptEngine::importedExtensions() const
     Returns the given \a value converted to the template type \c{T}.
 
     This function is equivalent to QScriptEngine::fromScriptValue().
-    It is provided as a work-around for MSVC 6, which doesn't
-    support member template functions.
+
+    \note This function was provided as a workaround for MSVC 6
+    which did not support member template functions. It is advised
+    to use the other form in new code.
 
     \sa qScriptValueFromValue()
 */