On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 12:41 AM, Jim Garrison wrote: (snip) >> On Nov 19 14:20, Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote: >> >> I found what happened: >> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en- >> us/library/windows/desktop/dn302074%28v=vs.85%29.aspx > > Hmm... from the quoted link: > > We have made some significant changes in how the GetVersion(Ex) APIs > work in Windows 8.1 due to undesirable customer behaviors resulting from > how > the GetVersion(Ex) APIs have been used in the past. > > Pesky customers won't behave the way we want them to... (sinister music)
This is why we can't have nice things. Sounds like a case of throwing out the baby with the bathwater. Csaba -- GCS a+ e++ d- C++ ULS$ L+$ !E- W++ P+++$ w++$ tv+ b++ DI D++ 5++ The Tao of math: The numbers you can count are not the real numbers. Life is complex, with real and imaginary parts. "Ok, it boots. Which means it must be bug-free and perfect. " -- Linus Torvalds "People disagree with me. I just ignore them." -- Linus Torvalds -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple