[Scummvm-devel] Dropping Windows 9x/ME support

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I have selfbuilded gcc 5.3.0 for symbian. Porting libflac to symbian. require some time - I do this later. I vote to continue supporting Windows 95/98/ME

Always yours, Strizhniou Fiodar
Всегда ваш, Стрижнёв Фёдор

Пользователь Travis Howell <kirben at optusnet.com.au> писал:

>ScummVM has just had another major release, so it seems like a good time 
>to discuss dropping support for Windows 95/98/ME. ScummVM has offered 
>Windows support as far back as Windows 95 for a long time, well beyond 
>when even Microsoft dropped any support. I doubt many people are still 
>using Windows 95/98/ME, other than for retro systems, where it would be 
>easier to run games natively. Windows 95/98/ME won't even function on 
>any modern systems, due to lack of drivers (especially for motherboard 
>chipsets).
>
>This would mean ScummVM 1.9.0 onwards would only officially support 
>Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/10 (and onwards), with any business specific 
>versions (Windows 2000/2003) been a bonus, if they keep working.
>
>A few advantages would be:
>A more recent version of GCC (4.8/4.9) and libflac (1.3.0) for MinGW 
>could be used.
>The compilation guide for MinGW could be updated, to use the current GCC 
>version, and provide additional libraries which are compatible (due to 
>ABI changes in GCC 4.7).
>It would be easier to add code to take advantage of features in more 
>recent Windows versions.
>
>Any objections?
>
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