#1147585 smplayer: Switch to Qt6 branch

Package:
smplayer
Source:
smplayer
Description:
Complete front-end for MPlayer and mpv
Submitter:
Gregor Riepl
Date:
2026-09-13 11:39:05 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1147585#5
Date:
2026-09-13 11:38:23 UTC
From:
To:
Dear Maintainer,

smplayer still depends on the Qt5 framework, which is deprecated and is slowly
getting removed from Linux distributions.

Upstream has been working on a Qt6 port some time, but has not made it default
for worries about compatibility issues: https://github.com/smplayer-
dev/smplayer/issues/632

Please consider switching the Debian package to the Qt6 development branch, or
release an experimental version from this branch so it can be tested on Debian.

Thank you!