Is building for iOS supported?
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Looking here: https://doc.qt.io/qtforpython-6/deployment/deployment-pyside6-deploy.html#pyside6-deploy I only see pside6-deploy supporting Mac, windows, linux, and android. I have had pyqt6 running on iOS before with pyqtdeploy in production for some years, but it is tedious, has a small user community, and is difficult to keep up with changes. I would like to move to Qt for Python/PySide6 but currently don't see a pathway to publish iOS apps. What is the story there? Cheers,
-Patrick
@patrickkidd You should ask on Qt developers mailing list, this is user forum.
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Looking here: https://doc.qt.io/qtforpython-6/deployment/deployment-pyside6-deploy.html#pyside6-deploy I only see pside6-deploy supporting Mac, windows, linux, and android. I have had pyqt6 running on iOS before with pyqtdeploy in production for some years, but it is tedious, has a small user community, and is difficult to keep up with changes. I would like to move to Qt for Python/PySide6 but currently don't see a pathway to publish iOS apps. What is the story there? Cheers,
-Patrick
@patrickkidd As far as I know, Qt R&D is looking into it, but there is still lots of work to be done before iOS deployment is possible.
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I just learned that pyqtdeploy does not support Qt6 and it is unclear if it ever will. Given that and that
pyside6-deploydoes not support iOS, the only current pathway to using Python + Qt on iOS at all is to install the now very old Qt-5.15.2, and use pyqtdeploy. Problems with this:- 5.15.2 is now very old and has basic UI bugs (basic known issues in Flickable, TableView, and font rendering)
- pyqtdeploy has not been updated in a while and both A) building deps and B) deploying is difficult and not straightforward for iOS.
Is there something I'm missing here, like is there actually another pathway to deploying Python+Qt on iOS? Is Python+Qt on iOS just a very low priority (wouldn't surprise me)?
Thanks!
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See https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/PYSIDE-2352 for reference. Contributions are very much welcome.
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Ah ok, thanks for the ticket. Watched and voted. So it looks like it is a question of priority and bandwidth. I have not played with pyside6-deploy for the other platforms yet. I suppose that would be the place to start before looking for the problems arising from applying the same technique to iOS.
Is there a published development plan where this falls for the Qt Company's internal developer resources?
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Externally, no, but you can always follow the meeting notes: https://wiki.qt.io/Qt_for_Python_Development_Notes you can see iOS support is being actively investigated.
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See https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/PYSIDE-2352 for reference. Contributions are very much welcome.
@friedemannkleint said in Is building for iOS supported?:
See https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/PYSIDE-2352 for reference. Contributions are very much welcome.
I replied in that jira ticket asking where to find information to evaluate lift for contribution but never received a response. I also see there has been some recent mention of iOS in the Qt for Python meeting notes. How can I find out more or contact the developer involved in this effort?
@CristianMaureira said in Is building for iOS supported?:
Externally, no, but you can always follow the meeting notes: https://wiki.qt.io/Qt_for_Python_Development_Notes you can see iOS support is being actively investigated.
Same question here
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The Qt Project Contribution guidelines are explained at https://contribute.qt-project.org/guidelines .
The communication channels are listed at https://wiki.qt.io/Qt_for_Python / Community .
The current state of affairs is visible at https://codereview.qt-project.org/c/pyside/pyside-setup/+/651061 . Some changes have been already submitted.
