diff --git a/dist/changes-5.7.1 b/dist/changes-5.7.1 new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2cc63e5d48a37892513ef5953db48110dc938f46 --- /dev/null +++ b/dist/changes-5.7.1 @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +Qt 5.7.1 is a bug-fix release. It maintains both forward and backward +compatibility (source and binary) with Qt 5.7.0. + +For more details, refer to the documentation included in this distribution. +The documentation is also available online: + + https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/ + +The Qt version 5.7 series is binary compatible with the 5.6.x series. +Applications compiled for 5.6 will continue to run with 5.7. + +Some of the changes listed in this file include issue tracking numbers +corresponding to tasks in the Qt Bug Tracker: + + https://bugreports.qt.io/ + +Each of these identifiers can be entered in the bug tracker to obtain more +information about a particular change. + +This release contains all fixes included in the Qt 5.6.2 release. + +**************************************************************************** +* General * +**************************************************************************** + - Updated information on installers, Qt account and license keys. + - Updated QML coding conventions to mention semicolon usage. + - Fixed incorrect information in supported platforms. diff --git a/doc/src/external-resources.qdoc b/doc/src/external-resources.qdoc index 723ba6814beaf15c1b1030ce5c939651b8076d74..ea724043b1a8d2316ce6aeadcfd7a4f7d74db449 100644 --- a/doc/src/external-resources.qdoc +++ b/doc/src/external-resources.qdoc @@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ */ /*! - \externalpage http://www.qt.io/qt-account/ + \externalpage https://account.qt.io/ \title Qt Account */ diff --git a/doc/src/getting-started/gettingstarted.qdoc b/doc/src/getting-started/gettingstarted.qdoc index 6d1226d99a3d495e800b43a69fb90271d4d9bb04..a4db0bcaa8064660117cf09ac45569c1f4d3935a 100644 --- a/doc/src/getting-started/gettingstarted.qdoc +++ b/doc/src/getting-started/gettingstarted.qdoc @@ -31,13 +31,19 @@ \brief A quick guide for developers You can install the Qt Framework and tools by using an online or offline - installer or by building the source packages yourself. In the - \e{online installer}, you can select the Qt versions, tools, and Add-On - components to download and install depending on the license attached to your - \l{Qt Account}. + installer or by building the source packages yourself. + + In the \e{online installer}, you can select commercial or open source + versions of Qt, tools, and Add-On components to install. Using the online + installer requires signing in to your \l{Qt Account}. The installer + retrieves the license attached to the account from a server and provides a + list of available components corresponding to the license. An \e{offline installer} is a single package that contains all of Qt and - Add-Ons relevant for a target platform. + Add-Ons relevant for a target platform. Users with a commercial license + can either sign in with their Qt account or with their Qt license key + during the installation process. The license key is available in the + \l {Qt Account} Web portal. You can download Qt 5 installers from the \l Downloads page. diff --git a/doc/src/platforms/linux.qdoc b/doc/src/platforms/linux.qdoc index 86d49d8248fa2b4beecd8e0216bd3e15094aa7a6..f511fc3422df857ba6b2586c1fe5b0d04e577fe0 100644 --- a/doc/src/platforms/linux.qdoc +++ b/doc/src/platforms/linux.qdoc @@ -359,11 +359,11 @@ Qt for X11 has some requirements that are given in more detail in the \l{Qt for X11 Requirements} document. - \section1 Step 1: Installing the License File (Commercial Editions Only) - If you have the commercial edition of Qt, install your license - file as \c{$HOME/.qt-license}. + \section1 Step 1: Installing the License File (Commercially Licensed Qt Only) - For the open source version you do not need a license file. + If you have a commercial Qt license, download the license file + from your \l {Qt Account} Web portal and save it as + \c{$HOME/.qt-license}. \section1 Step 2: Unpacking the Archive Unpack the archive if you have not done so already. For example, diff --git a/doc/src/platforms/osx.qdoc b/doc/src/platforms/osx.qdoc index d7b83600c4ecd1ab8dabed8f89201d8e341c2c2c..1ae918c7033955aa6f3be6e7477f462630c3af10 100644 --- a/doc/src/platforms/osx.qdoc +++ b/doc/src/platforms/osx.qdoc @@ -193,11 +193,11 @@ You can download the Qt 5 sources from the \l{Downloads} page. For more information, visit the \l{Getting Started with Qt} page. - \section1 Step 1: Install the License File (Commercial Editions Only) - If you have the commercial edition of Qt, install your license - file as \c{$HOME/.qt-license}. + \section1 Step 1: Install the License File (Commercially Licensed Qt Only) - For the open source version you do not need a license file. + If you have a commercial Qt license, download the license file + from your \l {Qt Account} Web portal and save it as + \c{$HOME/.qt-license}. Unpack the archive if you have not done so already. For example, if you have the \c{qt-everywhere-opensource-src-%VERSION%.tar.gz} diff --git a/doc/src/platforms/windows.qdoc b/doc/src/platforms/windows.qdoc index eb66edf70a2ca1e142f8db4fead69a75c86f5ffb..dbb8545f2cc2d7b1b8bc25f8908322a42a0795b8 100644 --- a/doc/src/platforms/windows.qdoc +++ b/doc/src/platforms/windows.qdoc @@ -1023,17 +1023,11 @@ more information, visit the \l{Getting Started with Qt} page. - \section1 Step 1: Install the License File (Commercial Editions Only) + \section1 Step 1: Install the License File (Commercially Licensed Qt Only) - If you have the commercial edition of Qt, copy the license file - from your account on the distribution server into your home directory - (this may be known as the \c userprofile environment variable) and - rename it to \c{.qt-license}. This renaming process must be done - using a \e{command prompt} on Windows, \b{not} with Windows Explorer. - For example on Windows 2000, \c{%USERPROFILE%} should be something - like \c{C:\Documents and Settings\username} - - For the open source version you do not need a license file. + If you have a commercial Qt license, download the license file + from your \l {Qt Account} Web portal and save it to your home directory + as \c{.qt-license}. \section1 Step 2: Unpack the Archive