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

[Colin Snover]

I have no objection to dropping Win9x support.

On 2016-03-04 20:34, Travis Howell wrote:
> 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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