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Qt Lite: A Lightweight Developer Framework for the Internet of Things
from the support-for-embedded-devices-and-really-old-hardware dept.
The (legacy) Qt toolkit is used to develop popular cross-platform software such as the K Desktop Environment (KDE) and VideoLAN Client (VLC).
SiliconANGLE reports [siliconangle.com]
The Qt Company [www.qt.io], which offers a cross-platform development framework for enterprises to build their applications once and run them anywhere on any device, is launching a new project [blog.qt.io] that aims to make software development faster and more lightweight.
The provider of open-source development tools has just launched its new Qt Lite Project. It's a major expansion of the existing framework that should make development easier and faster than before, the company says.
The Qt Lite Project is built into Qt's existing framework, but offers a wide range of enhancements that allow developers to streamline the creation and delivery of software and devices for all relevant platforms, regardless of its size.
[...]The company realized it would need a more targeted framework that's able to facilitate the entire development cycle as well as the lifetime for products for embedded devices.
Hackerboards (formerly Linux Gizmos) adds [hackerboards.com]
New "Qt Lite" adds 2D renderer; targets 16MB RAM Linux systems
The [...] Qt Lite project [...] aims to extend the Qt development framework to smaller-footprint Internet of Things devices with as little as 16MB RAM and [NAND Flash storage]. [It will include] a more flexible configuration system for the cross-platform development framework, as well as a new 2D renderer for devices that can't run OpenGL. Qt Lite also provides a more accessible, lightweight set of development tools.
"It has sometimes been challenging and time consuming to configure Qt to efficiently use the different hardware components, available libraries, and strip out the parts of Qt and the OS that are not needed", wrote [Qt product manager Nils Christian] Roscher-Nielsen. He added that Qt Lite will let you "strip Qt down and bring in exactly what you need".
