Tomasz Torcz <tomek(a)pipebreaker.pl> wrote:
On Mon, Jan 31, 2022 at 05:17:29PM +0100, Kevin Kofler via devel
wrote:
>
> But yes, for Windows releases ≥ 95 OSR 2 and < 10 (and no, Windows version
> numbers are not anywhere near monotonic ;-) ), MSVCRT is included out of the
> box, UCRT is not. Is it really a good default to depend on a runtime library
> that is only included in Windows ≥ 10?
I've just checked, Windows 10 was released 7 years ago (Fedora 22
timeframe). We don't have to care about compatibility with so ancient
releases.
Not Windows 95, sure, but the Windows world moves at a much slower pace
than Fedora, especially among non-technical users. Windows 7 and 8 are
still out there. Even XP.
That's why I consider the 32-bit MSVCRT binary the primary release of
my Windows software: I can be sure it'll run on whatever ancient system
it might end up on.
Ron