Qt 4.5 Beta Previews 64-bit on Mac
Beta now available for download, testing and feedback.
Oslo – 18 December 2008 – Qt Software today released a beta of Qt 4.5 – the upcoming version of its cross-platform application framework for desktop and embedded development. Preview packages are now available to commercial and open source users for download, testing and feedback.
Qt 4.5 aims to:
- Improve the runtime performance of Qt-based applications,
- Allow users to realize the full potential of WebKit,
- Futureproof Qt users’ investments on the Mac® platform with added 64-bit support.
New Support for 64-bit Qt Apps on Apple's Cocoa Framework
Continuing the tradition of insulating Qt developers from
platform-specific changes, Qt 4.5 will allow Qt users to step up to the
new Cocoa Framework – with little more than a recompile – to take
advantage of 64-bit architecture for maximum application performance
and gain better access to new Mac OS X features introduced in Cocoa. More details on new Mac support can be found on the Mac platform page.
Download the Beta
The Qt 4.5 Beta is available under a special pre-release evaluation license. Source packages are available for all supported platforms. To download the beta packages, please go to the Downloads Pages.
How to Provide Feedback
All feedback from the Qt user community is highly valued, and
extensive testing of the new features in Qt 4.5 is encouraged. To
collect this feedback, a special mailing list has been set up: qt4-preview-feedback@trolltech.com. To subscribe, send a message containing just the word subscribe to qt4-preview-feedback-request@trolltech.com. For more information on all Qt mailing lists, and to view archived discussions, please visit http://lists.trolltech.com/.
The full release of Qt 4.5 is scheduled for Q1 2009.
