Thread:Extension talk:LiquidThreads/mw 1.17 upgrade

I'm on mw 1.17.3 and just installed lqt 1.17.x version; my spinner still spins when starting a new discussion. The error console reports 4 "jquery is undefined" msgs in lqt.js.

Installed the development trunk version, but it references mw.util.wikiScript which is part of mw 1.18.

any help is appreciated to upgrade lqt for 1.17. thanks