QT 4.5 Released, Plus New IDE and Analysis Tool

Posted by timothy on Tuesday March 3, 2009 @03:41AM from the cute-train-is-the-q-train dept.

stoolpigeon writes "QT 4.5 has arrived and is now available for download. This new release is quite significant due to licensing changes that now make it simpler to use QT in a wider range of products without cost as well as a number of new features. The latest version of Webkit is now integrated into the product. Qt 4.5 sees the introduction of QtBenchLib, a new component to make measuring the performance of the toolkit and checking for regressions easier. Mac developers who use Qt will note a major reworking of 4.5 on the Mac, now providing 64-bit support. QT Creator is a new IDE that looks to have combined a number of previously separate tools. And there is much more."

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LGPL by zebslash · 2009-03-03 04:11 · Score: 0, Redundant

The news does not mention that very importantly it is now provided under a third license, the LGPL. That will allow small companies to link the library in their proprietary products (for the best and the worse...) Certainly that should increase the use of Qt and probably decrease wxWindows usage at the same time.