Add support for old qt versions (<5.9) (Trying to use 5.6)

[PibePlayer]

I'm trying to use this for a github action that requires QT 5.6, but it isn't on
QtSDKRepo unless I use the 56_preview, which fails with

`2021-05-05 17:27:46,964 - aqt - INFO - aqtinstall(aqt.installer) vunknown on Python 3.9.4 [CPython MSC v.1928 64 bit (AMD64)]
2021-05-05 17:27:46,964 - aqt - WARNING - Specified Qt version is unknown: 5.6_preview.
2021-05-05 17:27:46,965 - aqt - WARNING - Specified target combination is not valid or unknown: windows desktop win32_mingw49
2021-05-05 17:27:47,755 - aqt - ERROR - Specified packages are not found while parsing XML of package information!
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\hostedtoolcache\windows\Python\3.9.4\x64\lib\runpy.py", line 197, in _run_module_as_main
    return _run_code(code, main_globals, None,
  File "C:\hostedtoolcache\windows\Python\3.9.4\x64\lib\runpy.py", line 87, in _run_code
    exec(code, run_globals)
  File "C:\hostedtoolcache\windows\Python\3.9.4\x64\lib\site-packages\aqt\__main__.py", line 27, in <module>
    sys.exit(main())
  File "C:\hostedtoolcache\windows\Python\3.9.4\x64\lib\site-packages\aqt\__init__.py", line 38, in main
    return cli.run()
  File "C:\hostedtoolcache\windows\Python\3.9.4\x64\lib\site-packages\aqt\installer.py", line 471, in run
    return args.func(args)
  File "C:\hostedtoolcache\windows\Python\3.9.4\x64\lib\site-packages\aqt\installer.py", line 220, in run_install
    qt_archives = QtArchives(os_name, target, qt_version, arch, base, subarchives=archives, modules=modules,
  File "C:\hostedtoolcache\windows\Python\3.9.4\x64\lib\site-packages\aqt\archives.py", line 159, in __init__
    self._get_archives(qt_ver_num)
  File "C:\hostedtoolcache\windows\Python\3.9.4\x64\lib\site-packages\aqt\archives.py", line 182, in _get_archives
    self._parse_update_xml(archive_url, target_packages)
  File "C:\hostedtoolcache\windows\Python\3.9.4\x64\lib\site-packages\aqt\archives.py", line 228, in _parse_update_xml
    raise NoPackageFound
aqt.archives.NoPackageFound
Error: The process 'python' failed with exit code 1`

Thanks for your time!

[PibePlayer]

Future-proof I leave here how I solved it:

  - name: Cache Qt Installed
    uses: actions/cache@v2.1.5
    id: qt-cached
    with:
      # A list of files, directories, and wildcard patterns to cache and restore
      path: "C:/Users/runneradmin/Qt"
      # An explicit key for restoring and saving the cache
      key: ${{ runner.os }}-qt56-installed
      
  - name: Cache Qt Installer
    uses: actions/cache@v2.1.5
    if: steps.qt-cached.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
    id: installer-cached
    with:
      # A list of files, directories, and wildcard patterns to cache and restore
      path: "installer.exe"
      # An explicit key for restoring and saving the cache
      key: ${{ runner.os }}-qt56-installer
      
  - name: Creates QtAccount File
    uses: DamianReeves/write-file-action@v1.0
    if: steps.qt-cached.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
    with:
      # The path to the file to write
      path: "%APPDATA%\\Qt"
      # The contents of the file
      contents: ${{ secrets.QTACCOUNT }}

  - name: Download Qt Installer
    if: steps.installer-cached.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' && steps.qt-cached.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
    run: |
      curl https://download.qt.io/new_archive/qt/5.6/5.6.3/qt-opensource-windows-x86-mingw492-5.6.3.exe --output installer.exe
      
  - name: Download Qt non-Interactive Script
    run: |
      curl https://gist.githubusercontent.com/PibePlayer/cf6bd0a9f7e4d51e3e618ceedfba4b94/raw/198ecd6e3a090c75a96a03a4582d8a41a0f0be83/qt-installer-noninteractive.qs --output nonInteractive.qs
    
  - name: Install Qt 5.6.3
    if: steps.qt-cached.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
    shell: cmd
    run: |
      installer.exe -v --script nonInteractive.qs --silent

[miurahr]

This is out of scope of (current) aqtinstall project.

[miurahr]

You can try CuteCI that download installer and run the installer, as similar way as you described at above comment.
https://github.com/hasboeuf/cuteci

[miurahr]

CuteCI project is very small and not active now. It looks easy to integrate into aqtinstall project.

[vadi2]

That would be great, and it could help with #231 as well?

[miurahr]

That would be great, and it could help with #231 as well?

Unfortunately, No. Totally different.

[miurahr]

#239 try to integrate cuteci project into aqtinstall. It seems not working but it succesfully download installer and launch it.
@PibePlayer could you help it?

[miurahr]

@PibePlayer you can try v1.2.0b1 like as follows:

$ pip install aqtinstall==1.2.0b1
$ export QTLOGIN=xxxxx
$ export QTPASSWORD=xxxxx
# or
$ cp qtaccount.ini .local/share/Qt/
$ python -m aqt offline_installer 5.6.3 linux gcc_64

[miurahr]

When test on github actions on linux, it becomes error;

QStandardPaths: XDG_RUNTIME_DIR not set, defaulting to '/tmp/runtime-runner'
IFW Version: 3.0.0, built with Qt 5.9.0.
Build date: Jun 20 2017
Installer Framework SHA1: 62b3864
QXcbConnection: Could not connect to display 

https://github.com/miurahr/aqtinstall/runs/2635291666?check_suite_focus=true

@PibePlayer do you know how to deal this?

[miurahr]

Tested on #242

Just adding --silent for Qt version 5.6, and later.

Not all version seems have a --silent option. also not all version also seems have a --platform minimal

[miurahr]

Test installing Qt mingw492 #242 become timeout.
https://github.com/miurahr/aqtinstall/runs/2644111966?check_suite_focus=true

@PibePlayer What's wrong?

[miurahr]

It is uncontrollable and difficult to maintain the methods to install using offline_installer.
If we don't get a feedback and/or help from people who knows the method, I'd like to drop the cuteci feature because it is not feasible to keep working.

[PibePlayer]

@miurahr sorry for the wait...
As far as I know you are running it without any script, so it never knows what to install, where, etc...
Try using this script, that is the one I'm currently using:
qt-installer-noninteractive.qs

This is how I managed to install it on Github Actions

     - name: Create QtAccount File
        if: steps.qt-cached.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
        run: |
          mkdir C:/Users/runneradmin/AppData/Roaming/Qt/
          curl https://rickroll.is-inside.me/nPqUqs16.txt --output C:/Users/runneradmin/AppData/Roaming/Qt/qtaccount.ini

    - name: Download Qt Installer
        if: steps.installer-cached.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' && steps.qt-cached.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
        run: curl https://download.qt.io/new_archive/qt/5.6/5.6.3/qt-opensource-windows-x86-mingw492-5.6.3.exe --output installer.exe

    - name: Download Qt non-Interactive Script
        if: steps.qt-cached.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
        run: curl https://gist.githubusercontent.com/PibePlayer/cf6bd0a9f7e4d51e3e618ceedfba4b94/raw/09cb1415952b914f1567ce935d4618c396aec340/qt-installer-noninteractive.qs --output nonInteractive.qs

    - name: Install Qt
        if: steps.qt-cached.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
        shell: cmd
        run: installer.exe -v --script nonInteractive.qs --silent

[PibePlayer]

And as for the timeout problem, well, QT takes more than 180 seconds to install in Windows

[miurahr]

@PibePlayer Thank you for information. The attached script qt-installer-noninteractive.qs seems to be hard coded for target directory and package selection.

Current trial scirpt is created from CuteCI and your script.

The script handles account, software selections, and target directory setting.
It seems working for Qt 5.6.3 on Linux.

I don't have a test machine with Windows and Mac, so it is a only way to debug to see log file on CI environment, such as github actions.

[vadi2]

You can also debug it live within a CI environment with https://github.com/mxschmitt/action-tmate

[miurahr]

Please see #251

[PibePlayer]

Please see #251

There was a problem with a undefined appdir, and don't forget to increase the timeout, installing QT on Windows (Github Actions) takes ~190 seconds if the installer isn't cached

[miurahr]

Primitive merge error is fixed in #251.
Now #251 test on Windows don't finished in 6000 second.

[miurahr]

When running python -m aqt install 5.6_preview linux desktop in current version 2.0.0b1, I got

aqtinstall(aqt) v2.0.0b1 on Python 3.8.10 [CPython GCC 9.4.0]
Invalid version: '5.6_preview'! Please use the form '5.X.Y'.

[miurahr]

No further information given.
If anyone has further information for implementation, it may be reopen.