[Scummvm-devel] Dropping Windows 9x/ME support
fedor_qd
fedor_qd at mail.ru
Sat Mar 5 10:21:08 CET 2016
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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