What the developer wrote
Authored by Hennadii Stepanov
doc: Update Windows build notes
Cross-compiling Qt 6.8 for Windows requires GCC 13.1 or newer, which
exceeds the currently documented minimum.
See https://doc.qt.io/qt-6.8/windows.html.
What changed, and why it matters
This is a documentation-only update to the Windows build instructions. It simply notes that compiling the graphical user interface (GUI) for Windows now requires GCC version 13 or newer. There is no code change, no bug fix, and no security issue.
No security action needed. This is a normal documentation maintenance commit.
Security signals we found
No strong security signals were identified.
Evidence from the diff
The commit modifies doc/build-windows.md to clarify that cross-compiling Qt 6.8 for Windows requires GCC 13.1 or newer, and to point users to dependencies.md for the minimum GCC version. It is purely a documentation update with no functional changes to the codebase.
Changed components
doc/build-windows.mdInspect captured patch +2 / −1
diff --git a/doc/build-windows.md b/doc/build-windows.md
index ce822dd0..449dd4be 100644
--- a/doc/build-windows.md
+++ b/doc/build-windows.md
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ Other options which may work, but which have not been extensively tested are (pl
* On Windows, using a POSIX compatibility layer application such as [cygwin](https://www.cygwin.com/) or [msys2](https://www.msys2.org/).
The instructions below work on Ubuntu and Debian. Make sure the distribution's `g++-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix`
-package meets the minimum required `g++` version specified in [dependencies.md](dependencies.md).
+package meets the minimum required GCC version specified in [dependencies.md](dependencies.md).
+If compiling with the GUI (default in depends), at least GCC version 13 is required.
Installing Windows Subsystem for Linux
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