Increase Qt requirement to 5.12 and remove pre-5.12 workarounds

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Cameron Gutman 2025-10-11 11:03:33 -05:00
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* [create-dmg](https://github.com/sindresorhus/create-dmg) (only if building DMGs for use on non-development Macs)
### Linux/Unix Build Requirements
* Qt 6 is recommended, but Qt 5.9 or later is also supported (replace `qmake6` with `qmake` when using Qt 5).
* Qt 6 is recommended, but Qt 5.12 or later is also supported (replace `qmake6` with `qmake` when using Qt 5).
* GCC or Clang
* FFmpeg 4.0 or later
* Install the required packages:
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### Build Setup Steps
1. Install the latest Qt SDK (and optionally, the Qt Creator IDE) from https://www.qt.io/download
* You can install Qt via Homebrew on macOS, but you will need to use `brew install qt --with-debug` to be able to create debug builds of Moonlight.
* You may also use your Linux distro's package manager for the Qt SDK as long as the packages are Qt 5.9 or later.
* You may also use your Linux distro's package manager for the Qt SDK as long as the packages are Qt 5.12 or later.
* This step is not required for building on Steam Link, because the Steam Link SDK includes Qt 5.14.
2. Run `git submodule update --init --recursive` from within `moonlight-qt/`
3. Open the project in Qt Creator or build from qmake on the command line.