Building Qt6 discouraged?

[Ryan Carsten Schmidt]

On Apr 25, 2025, at 16:46, Timothy Prime wrote:
> 
> I too am seeing,
>> $ sudo port install qt6
>> Password:
>> qt6 is known to fail. Try to install anyway? [y/N]:
> I wish there was some explanation. Or reference to a ticket.
> 
> Also checked for guidance in the text of, "port info qt6".
> 
> In my case, I am using macOS Sequoia 15.4.1 on Intel.
> 
> Inspired by another message on this thread, I checked the Portfile. While I did find one, "known_fail yes", the messages (about SQL) don't get printed.
> 
> So... I did "y" to install anyway. In my case, the build finished without error. I suppose if qt6 is going to fail, maybe that will happen at runtime. 

The message refers to build failure, not runtime failure, but if you were able to build it, then it appears to be erroneous. Please file a bug report if one does not already exist for this issue.