qtbase-opensource-src

[mintppc]

You must have noticed the erratic behavior of qt5 programs like VLC and LibreCAD where the mouse stops responding in the menu and that the keyboard is needed to go through the menus. Well, someone found the problem, contacted me and I adapted the source qtbase-opensource-src. I have powerpc and ppc64 builds in the MintPPC repository which fix this very problem. The problem and patch have been upstreamed, but rejected immediately. At least MintPPC fixes these problems. The only package that needs to be upgraded is libqt5gui5t64.

[xeno74]

The only package that needs to be upgraded is libqt5gui5t64.

Thank you!

Can I upgrade Mesa as well?

[Roland]

You must have noticed the erratic behavior of qt5 programs like VLC and LibreCAD where the mouse stops responding in the menu and that the keyboard is needed to go through the menus. Well, someone found the problem, contacted me and I adapted the source qt5base-opensource-src. I have powerpc and ppc64 builds in the MintPPC repository which fix this very problem. The problem and patch have been upstreamed, but rejected immediately. At least MintPPC fixes these problems. The only package that needs to be upgraded is libqt5gui5t64.

Thank you !-) I have been waiting this fix for years.... Now my VLC finally works as it should .

[mintppc]

Can I upgrade Mesa as well?

That is up to you. I have a newer mesa in the repo for testing (details can be found on my blog). This new version has the improvements for the r300 driver by Pavel, introduced in mesa 26.2.

Debian sid, on which MintPPC is based, now also has 26.2.2-2.

I have a radeon version and a version which has LLVM disabled, which was a test for nouveau users. You can test both.
https://www.u58733p55594.web0093.zxcs-k ... tion/mesa/

[mintppc]

Speaking of qt applications, I ported PowerVLC to Debian. This was not an easy task! I have it working now finally. For those of you unfamiliar with PowerVLC see this thread.

To show you how that looks like in MintPPC, look here.

I intend to make a non-altivec version later for you guys.

PowerVLC github