QtMobility 1.1 / WindowsXP / Messaging Framework and MinGW

[sabrog]

I want using Messaging API from QMF, but inside "documentation":http://doc.qt.nokia.com/qtmobility-1.1.0/installation.html i found this notice:

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Note that messaging functionality will not work if you are using the MinGW compiler.
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Why QMF don't like MinGW?

[Franzk]

bq. While not supported for this release the desktop Windows backend requires that a MAPI subsystem is installed.

Based on this I would say that QMF depends on MAPI and the MAPI subsystem (used by outlook) cannot be used with MinGW.

[Guest]

so we should all switch to linux ? :)

[Franzk]

At least switch away from Windows.

[sabrog]

It can be portable to all platform where can work Qt, if QMF developers be use QTcpSocket + custom RFC implementation instead call OS API. :(

[Franzk]

From a maintenance point of view it makes sense calling the OS/vendor API, especially when it concerns closed protocols.