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From: =?UTF-8?q?Tor=20Arne=20Vestb=C3=B8?= <tor.arne.vestbo@qt.io>
Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2018 15:30:10 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Remove redundant and overly detailed per-platform
installation instructions
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The main Getting started with Qt has all the info and we should just
link to that.
Change-Id: I5cb5d3b3276989f06ad1fb7726d121928fbab22a
Reviewed-by: Paul Wicking <paul.wicking@qt.io>
Reviewed-by: Mats Honkamaa <mats.honkamaa@qt.io>
Reviewed-by: Tor Arne Vestbø <tor.arne.vestbo@qt.io>
---
doc/src/platforms/linux.qdoc | 12 ++----------
doc/src/platforms/macos.qdoc | 19 ++-----------------
doc/src/platforms/windows.qdoc | 24 ++----------------------
3 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 49 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/src/platforms/linux.qdoc b/doc/src/platforms/linux.qdoc
index b95cc114..acb9e9b7 100644
--- a/doc/src/platforms/linux.qdoc
+++ b/doc/src/platforms/linux.qdoc
@@ -33,16 +33,8 @@
Qt's support for different Linux platforms is extensive and mature.
- \section1 Downloading and Installing Qt
-
- There are two ways to install Qt:
- \list 1
- \li through the Qt Installers - downloads and installs Qt
- \li through the \e{Qt sources}.
- \endlist
-
- You can download the Qt 5 installers and sources from the \l Downloads page.
- For more information, visit the \l{Getting Started with Qt} page.
+ To download and install Qt for Linux, follow the instructions on the
+ \l{Getting Started with Qt} page.
\section2 Requirements for Development Host
diff --git a/doc/src/platforms/macos.qdoc b/doc/src/platforms/macos.qdoc
index 1468f852..efac5505 100644
--- a/doc/src/platforms/macos.qdoc
+++ b/doc/src/platforms/macos.qdoc
@@ -39,23 +39,8 @@
Application development on \macos is done using Xcode, which is available
from \l{https://developer.apple.com/xcode/}.
- \section1 Downloading and Installing Qt
-
- There are two ways to install Qt:
- \list 1
- \li through the \e{Qt Installers} - downloads and installs Qt
- \li through the \e{Qt sources}.
- \endlist
-
- You can download the Qt 5 installers and sources from the \l Downloads page.
- For more information, visit the \l{Getting Started with Qt} page.
-
- \section2 Building Qt 5 from Source
-
- Below, you will find more information about building Qt from source.
- \list
- \li \l{Qt for macOS - Building from Source} - building and installing from source
- \endlist
+ To download and install Qt for \macos, follow the instructions on the
+ \l{Getting Started with Qt} page.
\note Qt 5 uses Cocoa, therefore, building for Carbon is not possible.
diff --git a/doc/src/platforms/windows.qdoc b/doc/src/platforms/windows.qdoc
index 99adc017..12526625 100644
--- a/doc/src/platforms/windows.qdoc
+++ b/doc/src/platforms/windows.qdoc
@@ -40,28 +40,8 @@
page contains a list of Windows versions and compilers tested to work with
Qt.
- \section1 Downloading and Installing Qt
-
- There are two ways to install Qt:
- \list 1
- \li through the Qt Installers - downloads and installs Qt
- \li through the \e{Qt sources}.
- \endlist
-
- You can download the Qt 5 installers and sources from the \l Downloads page.
- For more information, visit the \l{Getting Started with Qt} page.
-
- \section2 Building Qt 5 from Source
-
- You can also build Qt 5 from the source package and configure it according
- to your target platform. The source packages are obtained from
- \l{http://www.qt.io/download/}.
-
- Below, you will find more information about building Qt from source.
- \list
- \li \l{Qt for Windows - Requirements}
- \li \l{Qt for Windows - Building from Source}
- \endlist
+ To download and install Qt for Windows, follow the instructions on the
+ \l{Getting Started with Qt} page.
\section1 Deployment and Other Issues
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