[1] GetVersionEx may be altered or unavailable for releases after Windows 8.1. Instead, use the Version Helper APIs.
I thinks use 'Version Information Functions'[2] is the better choice. [1] http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms724451%28v=vs.85%29.aspx [2] http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ff468915%28v=vs.85%29.aspx -- Dongsheng On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 3:11 AM, Jakob Bohm <jb-open...@wisemo.com> wrote: > While I have not specifically checked the Windows 8 SDK, my extensive > experience with the version detection APIs in Windows tells me the > following: > > 1. GetVersion() is the only version-detection API available on older > platform versions. Later platform versions added variants of > GetVersionEx(), with each newer variant being available on less > platforms. > > 2. The order of the bit fields returned by GetVersion() has > historically confused many developers, therefore Microsoft has long > told people to avoid it if they don't know what they are doing. > At one point, even the editor of the GetVersion() documentation > got confused! > > 3. Starting a few years ago, Microsoft began a trend of using the > compiler "__declspec(deprecate)" mechanism to scare developers > away from functions that are not really deprecated, just not > recommended for some other reason. Those deprecations can > usually be ignored safely by those with good reason to use those > more portable APIs. > > So, if this is just another "political" compiler warning, there is > little reason to head it. > > Otherwise, the GetVersionEx() function can be used as a replacement, > but only by dropping support for Windows NT 3.10 and maybe Win32s > (NT 3.50 and all the Win9x and WinCE variants include the basic > form of GetVersionEx()). > > P.S. > > If there is still code in there to support 16 bit Windows 3.x, then > that API includes only GetVersion(), and with a different > specification than its 32/64 bit namesake. > > > Enjoy > > Jakob > -- > Jakob Bohm, CIO, Partner, WiseMo A/S. http://www.wisemo.com > Transformervej 29, 2730 Herlev, Denmark. Direct +45 31 13 16 10 > This public discussion message is non-binding and may contain errors. > WiseMo - Remote Service Management for PCs, Phones and Embedded > ______________________________________________________________________ > OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org > User Support Mailing List openssl-users@openssl.org > Automated List Manager majord...@openssl.org ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List openssl-users@openssl.org Automated List Manager majord...@openssl.org
