From 269af2d5fc6cf62a3c6f46f38a289eeae8efdf1e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nav Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2023 13:05:57 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Added note in README RE distributed Qt plugins being incompatible with newer versions of Qt --- README.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 6f4d0abb..a10d86d5 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -109,6 +109,10 @@ If you already have another version of Qt installed, you may need to temporarily sudo nano /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt-default/qtchooser/default.conf ``` +NOTE: When building Bloom in release mode, the binary will load Qt plugins from `[BIN_PATH]/plugins` - these plugins are +from Qt 6.2.4, but they may not work with later versions of Qt. If you're using a more recent version than 6.2.4, it +would be best to rename/delete that `plugins` directory, so Bloom falls back to system plugins. + #### Notes on compiling: - If CMake fails to find the Qt packages, you may need to tell it where to look: