Hi, [sorry about the blast from the past, I just noticed that I had not answered]
On Thu, 11 Oct 2018, Junio C Hamano wrote: > Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <ava...@gmail.com> writes: > > >> It also means that we no longer need the inet_pton() and inet_ntop() > >> emulation, which is nice. > > > > Earlier in this series you add a: > > > > #if defined(_WIN32_WINNT) && _WIN32_WINNT >= 0x600 > > ... > > #endif > > > > Shouldn't that now be something like: > > > > #if defined(_WIN32_WINNT) > > #if _WIN32_WINNT >= 0x600 > > ... > > #else > > #error "You need at least Windows Vista to build Git!" > > #endif > > #endif > > > > Or do we catch users building on non-supported versions earlier somehow > > (i.e. not just with a flood of compilation errors). > > That sounds like a reasonable thing to be curious about. I specifically wanted to leave the door open for people who might want to put in the effort of keeping Windows XP support alive. But I guess this does not make any sense anymore, what with Windows _Vista_ being at its end of its life in 3 months. Thanks! Will prepare a patch, Dscho > > > Both of the above are just questions I was curious about since I saw > > your <nycvar.qro.7.76.6.1810101502220.2...@tvgsbejvaqbjf.bet>, and > > shouldn't bee seen as bumping this to "this needs a re-roll" or it > > should be delayed in getting to master. >
