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author | Allan Sandfeld Jensen <allan.jensen@qt.io> | 2022-11-22 12:02:53 +0100 |
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committer | Allan Sandfeld Jensen <allan.jensen@qt.io> | 2022-11-24 14:09:22 +0100 |
commit | b4d169e63641919bc8aea056f213cb69fdca98f3 (patch) | |
tree | 9f2633f3c73720d36683ba081a1ca67f58144347 /src | |
parent | 20198450e392555b870e6448ca5544958924bb87 (diff) | |
download | qtwebengine-b4d169e63641919bc8aea056f213cb69fdca98f3.tar.gz |
Fix Chromium version documentation
Stop listing a number we forget to update, and document the process we
use for selecting Chrome versions and patches levels.
Pick-to: 6.4
Fixes: QTBUG-105146
Change-Id: I1cd632ef3fe3a4b1bf10a702a344ff69b2552d61
Reviewed-by: Vladimir Minenko <vladimir.minenko@qt.io>
Reviewed-by: Michael BrĂ¼ning <michael.bruning@qt.io>
Diffstat (limited to 'src')
-rw-r--r-- | src/core/doc/src/qtwebengine-overview.qdoc | 15 |
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/core/doc/src/qtwebengine-overview.qdoc b/src/core/doc/src/qtwebengine-overview.qdoc index 8f5a7fe5e..193116b3e 100644 --- a/src/core/doc/src/qtwebengine-overview.qdoc +++ b/src/core/doc/src/qtwebengine-overview.qdoc @@ -68,10 +68,19 @@ \l{https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/master/docs/chromium_browser_vs_google_chrome.md}{overview} that is part of the documentation in the \l {Chromium Project} upstream source tree. - This version of \QWE is based on Chromium version 94.0.4606, with additional security - fixes from newer versions. The Chromium version can also be read at runtime using the + The Chromium version used is the one used by the latest stable Chrome version at the time of Qt feature freeze + for the current version of \QWE. Additional security patches are cherry picked from newer Chrome releases on + every patch release, security patches released in time for the Qt patch release freeze will be included. + If Chrome releases critical fixes outside our release window, the next patch release is sped up to ensure a + patched \QWE is released before the patch details goes public. + + If you need a newer \QWE beyond security fixes, and can not update all of Qt, \QWE supports building with + older version of Qt back to the last Qt LTS. For instance \QWE 6.3, 6.4, and 6.5 can all be built with Qt 6.2. + In Qt LTS releases, \QWE may be fully replaced with such a newer version to make security patching easier. + + The relevant Chromium versions in question can also be read at runtime using the \l qWebEngineChromiumVersion() method, and \l qWebEngineChromiumSecurityPatchVersion() - to read the current patch level. You can also find the versions in the QtWebEngine + to read the current security patch level. You can also find the versions in the \QWE sources in the CHROMIUM_VERSION file. \section2 Qt WebEngine Process |