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diff --git a/doc/src/deployment/deployment.qdoc b/doc/src/deployment/deployment.qdoc index 51383da..16718f3 100644 --- a/doc/src/deployment/deployment.qdoc +++ b/doc/src/deployment/deployment.qdoc @@ -961,14 +961,14 @@ \title Deploying an Application on Mac OS X - Starting with version 4.5, Qt now includes a \l {macdeploy}{deployment tool} - that automates the prodecures described in this document. - - This documentation will describe how to create a bundle, and how - to make sure that the application will find the resources it needs - at run-time. We will demonstrate the procedures in terms of - deploying the \l {tools/plugandpaint}{Plug & Paint} application - that is provided in Qt's examples directory. + Beginning with Qt 4.5, a \l {macdeploy}{deployment tool} is + included that automates the prodecures described here. + + This document describes how to create a bundle and how to make + sure that the application will find the resources it needs at + run-time. We demonstrate the procedures in terms of deploying the + \l {tools/plugandpaint}{Plug & Paint} application that is provided + in Qt's examples directory. \tableofcontents @@ -1378,63 +1378,38 @@ \section2 Mac OS X Version Dependencies - Qt 4.2 has been designed to be built and deployed on Mac OS X 10.3 - up until the current version as of this writing, Mac OS X 10.4 and - all their minor releases. Qt achieves this by using "weak - linking." This means that Qt tests if a function added in newer - versions of Mac OS X is available on the computer it is running on - before it uses it. This results in getting access to newer - features when running on newer versions of OS X while still - remaining compatible on older versions. + From Qt 4.6, Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther) is no longer supported. Qt + 4.6 applications can be built and deployed on Mac OS X 10.4 + (Tiger) and higher. This is achieved using \e{weak linking}. In + \e{weak linking}, Qt tests whether a function added in a newer + version of Mac OS X is available on the computer it is running + on. This allows Qt to use newer features, when it runs on a newer + version of OS X, while remaining compatible on the older versions. For more information about cross development issues on Mac OS X, see \l {http://developer.apple.com/documentation/DeveloperTools/Conceptual/cross_development/index.html}{Apple's Developer Website}. - Since the linker is set to be compatible with all OS X version, you have to - change the \c MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET environment variable to get weak - linking to work for your application. You can add: + Since the linker is set to be compatible with all OS X versions, + you must change the \c MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET environment + variable to get \e{weak linking} to work for your application. You + can add: \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_deployment.qdoc 51 - to your .pro file and qmake will take care of this for you. - - However, there is a bit of a wrinkle to keep in mind when your are - deploying. Mac OS X 10.4 ("Tiger") ships GCC 4.0 as its default - compiler. This is also the GCC compiler we use for building the - binary Qt package. If you use GCC 4.0 to build your application, - it will link against a dynamic libstdc++ that is only available on - Mac OS X 10.4 and Mac OS X 10.3.9. The application will refuse to - run on older versions of the operating system. + to your .pro file, and qmake will take care of this for you. For more information about C++ runtime environment, see \l {http://developer.apple.com/documentation/DeveloperTools/Conceptual/CppRuntimeEnv/index.html}{Apple's Developer Website} - If you want to deploy to versions of Mac OS X earlier than 10.3.9, - you must build with GCC 3.3 which is the default on Mac OS X - 10.3. GCC 3.3 is also available on the Mac OS X 10.4 "Xcode Tools" - CD and as a download for earlier versions of Mac OS X from Apple - (\l {https://connect.apple.com/}{connect.apple.com}). You can use - Apple's \c gcc_select(1) command line tool to switch the default - complier on your system. - \section3 Deploying Phonon Applications on Mac OS X \list - \o If you build your Phonon application on Tiger, it will work on - Tiger, Leopard and Panther. - \o If you build your application on Leopard, it will \bold not work - on Panther unless you rename the libraries with the following command - after you have built your application: - - \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_deployment.qdoc 51a - This command must be invoked in the directory where - \c{libphonon_qt7.dylib} is located, usually in - \c{yourapp.app/Contents/plugins/phonon_backend/}. - \o The \l {macdeploy}{deployment tool} will perform this step for you. + \o If you build your Qt 4.6 Phonon application on OS X 10.4 + (Tiger), it will run on OS X 10.4 and higher. - \o If you are using Leopard, but would like to build your application + \o If you are using Leopard but would like to build your application against Tiger, you can use: \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_deployment.qdoc 51b @@ -1442,12 +1417,13 @@ \section2 Architecture Dependencies - The Qt for Mac OS X libraries, tools, and examples can be built "universal" - (i.e. they run natively on both Intel and PowerPC machines). This - is accomplished by passing \c -universal on the \c configure line - of the source package, and requires that you use GCC 4.0.x. On - PowerPC hardware you will need to pass the universal SDK as a - command line argument to the Qt configure command. For example: + The Qt for Mac OS X libraries, tools, and examples can be built + "universal" (i.e. they run natively on both Intel and PowerPC + machines). This is accomplished by passing \c -universal on the + \c configure line of the source package, and requires that you use + GCC 4.0.x. On PowerPC hardware you will need to pass the universal + SDK as a command line argument to the Qt configure command. For + example: \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_deployment.qdoc 52 @@ -1571,28 +1547,22 @@ By default \c .pkg file generated by \c qmake adds support for all S60 3rd edition FP1, S60 3rd edition FP2 and S60 5th edition devices. - As a last step we will instruct qmake to generate smart installer \c .pkg file by defining - the UID of the installation package. The UID needs to be different than the application UID, - and should be reserved via normal Symbian mechanisms. You can use a random UID starting with - \c 0xE for testing purposes: - - \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_deployment.qdoc 58 - Now we are ready to compile the application and create the application deployment file. Run \c qmake to create Symbian specific makefiles, resources (\.rss) and deployment packaging files (\c .pkg). And do build to create the application binaries and resources. - \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_deployment.qdoc 59 + \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_deployment.qdoc 58 If everything compiled and linked without any errors, we are now ready to create - an application package (\c wiggly.sis): + an application installation package (\c wiggly_installer.sis). - \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_deployment.qdoc 60 + If you haven't done so already, download the latest release of the Smart Installer + from \l{http://get.qt.nokia.com/nokiasmartinstaller/}, and install it on top of the Qt package - Now you can create the smart installer package for the application: + Then use this command to create the installer sis package: - \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_deployment.qdoc 61 + \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_deployment.qdoc 59 If all binaries and dependencies were found, you should now have a self signed \c wiggly_installer.sis ready to be installed on a device. The smart installer diff --git a/doc/src/getting-started/installation.qdoc b/doc/src/getting-started/installation.qdoc index 638c2da..e54774b 100644 --- a/doc/src/getting-started/installation.qdoc +++ b/doc/src/getting-started/installation.qdoc @@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ If you are using pre-built binaries, follow the instructions given in the \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_installation.qdoc 30 - This will create a self-signed \c fluidlauncher_armv5_urel.sis and + This will create a self-signed \c fluidlauncher.sis and install it to your device. To run the demos on the emulator simply navigate to the directory of the demo @@ -1023,9 +1023,11 @@ If you are using pre-built binaries, follow the instructions given in the See \l{http://pepper.troll.no/s60prereleases/patches/}{here} for instructions how to check your compiler version and how to patch it, if needed. \endlist - \o \l{http://downloads.activestate.com/ActivePerl/Windows/5.6/ActivePerl-5.6.1.638-MSWin32-x86.msi}{ActivePerl v5.6.1 build 638} + \o \l{http://downloads.activestate.com/ActivePerl/releases}{ActivePerl 5.6.1 build 638 or higher} \list - \o \bold{Note:} According to Symbian, version 5.6.1 build 638 is mandatory. Using later versions may result in unexplained errors. + \o \bold{Note:} According to Symbian, version 5.6.1 build 638 is mandatory for building Symbian applications, + but that version is no longer available from ActiveState. However, Qt for Symbian has been successfully + compiled using both 5.8.x and 5.10.x versions. \endlist \o \l{http://www.forum.nokia.com/main/resources/tools_and_sdks/S60SDK/}{S60 Platform SDK 3rd Edition FP1 or higher} \list diff --git a/doc/src/platforms/platform-notes.qdoc b/doc/src/platforms/platform-notes.qdoc index b64d67b..9c9b743 100644 --- a/doc/src/platforms/platform-notes.qdoc +++ b/doc/src/platforms/platform-notes.qdoc @@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ \section1 General Information + Qt 4.6 applications can only be deployed on Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) + and higher. + Qt 4.4 and Qt 4.5 development is only supported on Mac OS X 10.4 and up. Applications built against these version of Qt can be deployed on Mac OS X 10.3, but cannot be developed on that version of the operating system due diff --git a/doc/src/platforms/symbian-introduction.qdoc b/doc/src/platforms/symbian-introduction.qdoc index 427f45a..5cebee3 100644 --- a/doc/src/platforms/symbian-introduction.qdoc +++ b/doc/src/platforms/symbian-introduction.qdoc @@ -127,6 +127,11 @@ \row \o \c run \o Run the application on the emulator. \row \o \c runonphone \o Run the application on a device. \row \o \c sis \o Create signed \c .sis file for project. + \row \o \c installer_sis \o Create signed \l{Smart Installer}{smart installer} + \c .sis file for project. + Smart installer will attempt to download + missing dependencies in addition to + just installing the application. \endtable The following lines perform a debug build for the emulator @@ -137,6 +142,14 @@ To work on your project in Carbide, simply import the \c .pro file by right clicking on the project explorer and executing "Import...". + \section2 Smart Installer + + The Smart Installer makes sure that deployed applications have all the Qt dependencies + they need to run on a device. + + Download the latest release of the Smart Installer from \l{http://get.qt.nokia.com/nokiasmartinstaller/}, + and install it on top of the Qt package. + \section1 Installing your own applications To install your own applications on hardware, you need a signed \c .sis file. diff --git a/doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_deployment.qdoc b/doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_deployment.qdoc index 9c00681..3b0cda1 100644 --- a/doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_deployment.qdoc +++ b/doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_deployment.qdoc @@ -475,19 +475,10 @@ default_deployment.pkg_prerules += supported_platforms //! [57] //! [58] -DEPLOYMENT.installer_header = 0xE2345678 -//! [58] - -//! [59] qmake make release-gcce -//! [59] - -//! [60] -make sis -ren wiggly_release-gcce.sis wiggly.sis -//! [60] +//! [58] -//! [61] -createpackage wiggly_installer.pkg -//! [61]
\ No newline at end of file +//! [59] +make installer_sis +//! [59]
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