Re: [fpc-devel] End of support for Win XP?

It still feels *very early* to drop support for Windows XP. I haven't used it properly in years, but I can't say the same about the target user audience. I still test some builds against Windows XP. It would be a shame to drop support for Windows XP over SHGetKnownFolderPath(), when

Re: [fpc-devel] End of support for Win XP?

On Thu, 1 Feb 2018, Denis Kozlov wrote: It still feels *very early* to drop support for Windows XP. I haven't used it properly in years, but I can't say the same about the target user audience. I still test some builds against Windows XP. It would be a shame to drop support for Windows XP

Re: [fpc-devel] End of support for Win XP?

Am 01.02.2018 14:08 schrieb "Denis Kozlov" : A proposal: 1) Use windirs.GetWindowsSpecialDir in fpttf.pp, which already uses a more backwards compatible SHGetFolderPath(). 2) Optionally, improve windirs.GetWindowsSpecialDir to use a newer SHGetKnownFolderPath() when it is

Re: [fpc-devel] End of support for Win XP?

On Thu, 1 Feb 2018, Sven Barth via fpc-devel wrote: Am 01.02.2018 14:31 schrieb "Michael Van Canneyt" : On Thu, 1 Feb 2018, Denis Kozlov wrote: A proposal: 1) Use windirs.GetWindowsSpecialDir in fpttf.pp, which already uses a more backwards compatible

Re: [fpc-devel] End of support for Win XP?

Am 01.02.2018 14:31 schrieb "Michael Van Canneyt" : On Thu, 1 Feb 2018, Denis Kozlov wrote: A proposal: > 1) Use windirs.GetWindowsSpecialDir in fpttf.pp, which already uses a more > backwards compatible SHGetFolderPath(). > 2) Optionally, improve

Re: [fpc-devel] End of support for Win XP?

Am 01.02.2018 um 14:08 schrieb Denis Kozlov: > It still feels *very early* to drop support for Windows XP. I haven't used it > properly in years, but I can't say the same about the target user audience. I > still test some builds against Windows XP. This may be a very stupid question, but please

Re: [fpc-devel] End of support for Win XP?

On Thu, 1 Feb 2018, Werner Pamler wrote: Am 30.01.2018 um 22:40 schrieb Florian Klämpfl: Am 29.01.2018 um 21:11 schrieb Russell Davies: Hi, Just curious, does the use of SHGetKnownFolderPath() in trunk package winunits-base in fpttf.pp mean the end of Windows XP support as this function

Re: [fpc-devel] End of support for Win XP?

Am 30.01.2018 um 22:40 schrieb Florian Klämpfl: Am 29.01.2018 um 21:11 schrieb Russell Davies: Hi, Just curious, does the use of SHGetKnownFolderPath() in trunk package winunits-base in fpttf.pp mean the end of Windows XP support as this function is not available in XP's shell32.dll

[fpc-devel] End of support for Win XP?

> Probably yes, at least with the release of 3.2.0. After all, Win XP is almost for 4 years out of > support. But if somebody decides to stick with Win XP, he can stick also with FPC 3.0.x, it will not > stop working. Please, don't drop XP support! Is it so difficult or inconvenient? At least