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Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: qt3support USE flag.  Is it needed now?
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On 10/07/2010 10:51 PM, Alan McKinnon wrote:
> Apparently, though unproven, at 21:40 on Thursday 07 October 2010, Dale did
> opine thusly:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have a question.  I'm using KDE4, about to switch to 4.5.2.  Do I need
>> qt3support anymore?  I'm talking about the USE flag qt3support.  I run
>> into blocks sometimes and I know KDE3 needed qt3.  I'm just curious if I
>> can get rid of this USE flag now.  I only have KDE4 installed.  No more
>> KDE3 left that I know of.
>
>
> By and large you can't do without it. It supplies a Qt3 interface from Qt4 so
> that Qt3 apps can run on Qt4.

Nope, Qt3 apps can not run on Qt4.  qt3support is for Qt4 apps, not Qt3 
apps.