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qt5compat

brew install qt5compat v6.11.1 (LGPL-3.0-only OR GPL-2.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only) AND BSD-2-Clause AND BSD-3-Clause

Compatibility library providing Qt 5 Core APIs removed in Qt 6, enabling migration of legacy code.

Why you might care

If you're porting Qt 5 applications to Qt 6, this library lets you use deprecated Qt 5 APIs without rewriting them immediately. It's a bridge for gradual migration rather than a complete rewrite. Primarily needed as a build/runtime dependency for Qt 6 projects that haven't fully adopted the new API surface.

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Qt 6 (native) Qt 5
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