For the richtext widget the compiled uic was check in since QT4(?) times although it was declared to the AUTOUIC. Removed the pre-compiled version and it still works.

cmake/qet_compilation_vars.cmake

@@ -540,7 +540,6 @@ set(QET_SRC_FILES
 
   ${QET_DIR}/sources/richtext/richtexteditor.cpp
   ${QET_DIR}/sources/richtext/richtexteditor_p.h
-  ${QET_DIR}/sources/richtext/ui_addlinkdialog.h
 
   ${QET_DIR}/sources/SearchAndReplace/searchandreplaceworker.cpp
   ${QET_DIR}/sources/SearchAndReplace/searchandreplaceworker.h

sources/richtext/ui_addlinkdialog.h

@@ -1,117 +0,0 @@
-/********************************************************************************
-** Form generated from reading UI file 'addlinkdialog.ui'
-**
-** Created: Thu 4. Apr 17:13:59 2013
-**      by: Qt User Interface Compiler version 4.8.4
-**
-** WARNING! All changes made in this file will be lost when recompiling UI file!
-********************************************************************************/
-
-#ifndef UI_ADDLINKDIALOG_H
-#define UI_ADDLINKDIALOG_H
-
-#include <QtCore/QVariant>
-#include <QAction>
-#include <QApplication>
-#include <QButtonGroup>
-#include <QDialog>
-#include <QDialogButtonBox>
-#include <QFormLayout>
-#include <QFrame>
-#include <QHeaderView>
-#include <QLabel>
-#include <QLineEdit>
-#include <QSpacerItem>
-#include <QVBoxLayout>
-
-QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
-
-class Ui_AddLinkDialog
-{
-public:
-	QVBoxLayout *verticalLayout;
-	QFormLayout *formLayout;
-	QLabel *label;
-	QLineEdit *titleInput;
-	QLabel *label_2;
-	QLineEdit *urlInput;
-	QSpacerItem *verticalSpacer;
-	QFrame *line;
-	QDialogButtonBox *buttonBox;
-	
-	void setupUi(QDialog *AddLinkDialog)
-	{
-		if (AddLinkDialog->objectName().isEmpty())
-			AddLinkDialog->setObjectName(QString::fromUtf8("AddLinkDialog"));
-		AddLinkDialog->setSizeGripEnabled(false);
-		AddLinkDialog->setModal(true);
-		verticalLayout = new QVBoxLayout(AddLinkDialog);
-		verticalLayout->setObjectName(QString::fromUtf8("verticalLayout"));
-		formLayout = new QFormLayout();
-		formLayout->setObjectName(QString::fromUtf8("formLayout"));
-		label = new QLabel(AddLinkDialog);
-		label->setObjectName(QString::fromUtf8("label"));
-		
-		formLayout->setWidget(0, QFormLayout::LabelRole, label);
-		
-		titleInput = new QLineEdit(AddLinkDialog);
-		titleInput->setObjectName(QString::fromUtf8("titleInput"));
-		titleInput->setMinimumSize(QSize(337, 0));
-		
-		formLayout->setWidget(0, QFormLayout::FieldRole, titleInput);
-		
-		label_2 = new QLabel(AddLinkDialog);
-		label_2->setObjectName(QString::fromUtf8("label_2"));
-		
-		formLayout->setWidget(1, QFormLayout::LabelRole, label_2);
-		
-		urlInput = new QLineEdit(AddLinkDialog);
-		urlInput->setObjectName(QString::fromUtf8("urlInput"));
-		
-		formLayout->setWidget(1, QFormLayout::FieldRole, urlInput);
-		
-		
-		verticalLayout->addLayout(formLayout);
-		
-		verticalSpacer = new QSpacerItem(0, 0, QSizePolicy::Minimum, QSizePolicy::Expanding);
-		
-		verticalLayout->addItem(verticalSpacer);
-		
-		line = new QFrame(AddLinkDialog);
-		line->setObjectName(QString::fromUtf8("line"));
-		line->setFrameShape(QFrame::HLine);
-		line->setFrameShadow(QFrame::Sunken);
-		
-		verticalLayout->addWidget(line);
-		
-		buttonBox = new QDialogButtonBox(AddLinkDialog);
-		buttonBox->setObjectName(QString::fromUtf8("buttonBox"));
-		buttonBox->setOrientation(Qt::Horizontal);
-		buttonBox->setStandardButtons(QDialogButtonBox::Cancel|QDialogButtonBox::Ok);
-		
-		verticalLayout->addWidget(buttonBox);
-		
-		
-		retranslateUi(AddLinkDialog);
-		QObject::connect(buttonBox, SIGNAL(accepted()), AddLinkDialog, SLOT(accept()));
-		QObject::connect(buttonBox, SIGNAL(rejected()), AddLinkDialog, SLOT(reject()));
-		
-		QMetaObject::connectSlotsByName(AddLinkDialog);
-	} // setupUi
-	
-	void retranslateUi(QDialog *AddLinkDialog)
-	{
-		AddLinkDialog->setWindowTitle(QApplication::translate("AddLinkDialog", "Insert Link", nullptr));
-		label->setText(QApplication::translate("AddLinkDialog", "Title:", nullptr));
-		label_2->setText(QApplication::translate("AddLinkDialog", "URL:", nullptr));
-	} // retranslateUi
-	
-};
-
-namespace Ui {
-	class AddLinkDialog: public Ui_AddLinkDialog {};
-} // namespace Ui
-
-QT_END_NAMESPACE
-
-#endif // UI_ADDLINKDIALOG_H