[MacPorts] #36497: qt4-mac @4.8.3_1 +quartz Unable to build on Tiger

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#36497: qt4-mac @4.8.3_1 +quartz Unable to build on Tiger
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  Reporter:  ccarey@…  |      Owner:  michaelld@…
      Type:  defect    |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal    |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports     |    Version:  2.1.2
Resolution:            |   Keywords:  tiger
      Port:  q4-mac    |
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Changes (by ryandesign@…):

 * cc: ryandesign@… (added)
 * owner:  macports-tickets@… => michaelld@…


Comment:

 MacPorts doesn't really have a mechanism to prevent a particular platform
 from upgrading past a certain version. If qt 4.8 can't build on Tiger, our
 options would be:

  1. Make a new qt4-mac47 port just for Tiger, update all ports using
 qt4-mac to use qt4-mac47 on Tiger; this is a lot of work.
  2. Change the qt4-mac port so that on Tiger it uses version 4.7 instead
 of 4.8. It has typically been frowned upon to adjust the port version
 independently per platform. In particular this could be problematic
 because the PortIndex might have been generated by our server on a
 different platform.
  3. Declare that Tiger is too old for us to support with qt4-mac and make
 the port simply print a message to that effect, as we already to in many
 other ports (see the wine port for an example of how this can be done).

 Or if we can patch qt 4.8 to still build and work on Tiger, and that's not
 too much work, then of course we can do that. If the only reason you
 haven't attached a patch is that you can't get back to qt4-mac 4.7, then
 wiki:howto/InstallingOlderPort should help you do that.

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