Re: Compilers used for compiling LyX?

[André Pönitz]

On Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 11:28:58AM +0100, Lars Gullik Bjønnes wrote:
> Jean-Marc Lasgouttes <lasgout...@lyx.org> writes:
> 
> | Le 29/10/2012 06:36, Liviu Andronic a écrit :
> >> On Sun, Oct 28, 2012 at 11:58 AM, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes
> >> <lasgout...@lyx.org> wrote:
> >>> I have 4.4 on my ubuntu 10.04 install.
> >>>
> >> Are you sure? Ubuntu Lucid ships Qt 4.6.2 [1].
> >> [1]
> >> http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=libqt4&searchon=names&suite=all&section=all
> >
> | I meant gcc 4.4. Qt is 4.6 of course.
> 
> When does support of 10.04 stop?

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases mentions

 "Normal Ubuntu releases are supported for 18 months. Previous Ubuntu
  LTS (Long Term Support) releases are supported for 3 years on the
  desktop and 5 years on the server. Starting with Ubuntu 12.04 LTS,
  LTS releases will be supported for 5 years on both the desktop and
  the server."

That would make official support for 10.04 LTS ending in April 2013.

> IMHO, when a distro goes into not-supported-mode we should not have to
> care about it anymore. Of course the LTS distros pose a problem in
> that respect.

Right, and right. 

I am not sure supporting 5 year cycles is worthwhile.

Andre'