> On Jan 16, 2018, at 17:16, Uwe Rathmann <uwe.rathm...@tigertal.de> wrote: > > On Tue, 16 Jan 2018 16:47:57 +0100, Olivier Goffart wrote: > >> Just change your code to use "= QString()", no #ifdef necessary. > > The "just change" introduces a binary incompatibility - right ?
I don’t see why that would be the case, the function signature doesn’t change. Br, Eike > > Please be aware, that Qwt is part of almost any Linux distro - according > to sourceforge it has more than 1000 additional downloads every week > since many years. > > All distro maintainers would not only have to upgrade the Qwt packages, > but also all packages depending on it - users would have to rebuild. > > Considering the strict compatibility rules you have for Qt you will > understand, that this is nothing I would like to do easily. > > But could you please comment on why this change is an improvement - > beyond getting rid of 3-4 lines in qstring.h ? > > Thanks, > Uwe > > > _______________________________________________ > Development mailing list > Development@qt-project.org > http://lists.qt-project.org/mailman/listinfo/development -- Eike Ziller Principal Software Engineer The Qt Company GmbH Rudower Chaussee 13 D-12489 Berlin eike.zil...@qt.io http://qt.io Geschäftsführer: Mika Pälsi, Juha Varelius, Mika Harjuaho Sitz der Gesellschaft: Berlin, Registergericht: Amtsgericht Charlottenburg, HRB 144331 B _______________________________________________ Development mailing list Development@qt-project.org http://lists.qt-project.org/mailman/listinfo/development