[PyQt] Lower bound is not a time version

[Phil Thompson]

On 4 Feb 2019, at 10:38 am, Florian Bruhin <me at the-compiler.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> when trying to build the latest PyQtWebEngine snapshot with the latest
> PyQt/sip snapshots, this happens:
> 
>  Configuring PyQtWebEngine 0.1.dev1902021646...
>  The PyQtWebEngine .sip files will be installed in
>  /home/florian/code/qt/venvs/dev/share/sip/PyQt5.
>  PyQtWebEngine will be installed in
>  /home/florian/code/qt/venvs/dev/lib/python3.7/site-packages/PyQt5.
>  PyQt 5.12.dev1902021244 is being used.
>  Qt 5.12.0 is being used.
>  sip 4.19.14.dev1901281040 is being used.
>  The sip executable is /home/florian/code/qt/venvs/dev/bin/sip.
>  PyQtWebEngine is being built with 'protected' redefined as 'public'.
>  The QScintilla API file will be installed in /usr/share/qt/qsci/api/python.
>  Generating the C++ source for the QtWebEngineWidgets module...
>  /home/florian/code/qt/venvs/dev/bin/sip -t QtWebEngine_5_12_0 -n PyQt5.sip -t WS_X11 -t Qt_5_12_0 -B Qt_6_0_0 -I /home/florian/code/qt/venvs/dev/share/sip/PyQt5 -a QtWebEngineWidgets.api -P -o -c /home/florian/code/qt/pyqt_src/dev/PyQtWebEngine_gpl-0.1.dev1902021646/QtWebEngineWidgets -I /home/florian/code/qt/pyqt_src/dev/PyQtWebEngine_gpl-0.1.dev1902021646/sip /home/florian/code/qt/pyqt_src/dev/PyQtWebEngine_gpl-0.1.dev1902021646/sip/QtWebEngineWidgets/QtWebEngineWidgetsmod.sip
>  Generating the .pro file for the QtWebEngineWidgets module...
>  Generating the C++ source for the QtWebEngine module...
>  /home/florian/code/qt/venvs/dev/bin/sip -t QtWebEngine_5_12_0 -n PyQt5.sip -t WS_X11 -t Qt_5_12_0 -B Qt_6_0_0 -I /home/florian/code/qt/venvs/dev/share/sip/PyQt5 -a QtWebEngine.api -P -o -c /home/florian/code/qt/pyqt_src/dev/PyQtWebEngine_gpl-0.1.dev1902021646/QtWebEngine -I /home/florian/code/qt/pyqt_src/dev/PyQtWebEngine_gpl-0.1.dev1902021646/sip /home/florian/code/qt/pyqt_src/dev/PyQtWebEngine_gpl-0.1.dev1902021646/sip/QtWebEngine/QtWebEnginemod.sip
>  sip: /home/florian/code/qt/pyqt_src/dev/PyQtWebEngine_gpl-0.1.dev1902021646/sip/QtWebEngine/qquickwebengineprofile.sip:23: Lower bound is not a time version
>  Error: Unable to create the C++ code.
> 
> The offending line is "%If (QtWebEngine_5_6_0 -)"

I've seen things like this from time to time, but they are very transitory. I think it is related to picking up older .sip files instead the latest ones. Your PyQt5 installation may still have the olde web engine .sip files installed.

Phil