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| -rwxr-xr-x | configure | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/about/build-platforms.rst | 14 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | include/qemu/osdep.h | 2 |
3 files changed, 12 insertions, 6 deletions
@@ -1486,6 +1486,8 @@ fi ########################################## # glib support probe +# When bumping glib_req_ver, please check also whether we should increase +# the _WIN32_WINNT setting in osdep.h according to the value from glib glib_req_ver=2.56 glib_modules=gthread-2.0 if test "$modules" = yes; then diff --git a/docs/about/build-platforms.rst b/docs/about/build-platforms.rst index e9163ba556..1958edb430 100644 --- a/docs/about/build-platforms.rst +++ b/docs/about/build-platforms.rst @@ -86,11 +86,15 @@ similar versions. Windows ------- -The project supports building with current versions of the MinGW toolchain, -hosted on Linux (Debian/Fedora). - -The version of the Windows API that's currently targeted is Vista / Server -2008. +The project aims to support the two most recent versions of Windows that are +still supported by the vendor. The minimum Windows API that is currently +targeted is "Windows 7", so theoretically the QEMU binaries can still be run +on older versions of Windows, too. However, such old versions of Windows are +not tested anymore, so it is recommended to use one of the latest versions of +Windows instead. + +The project supports building QEMU with current versions of the MinGW +toolchain, either hosted on Linux (Debian/Fedora) or via MSYS2 on Windows. .. _Homebrew: https://brew.sh/ .. _MacPorts: https://www.macports.org/ diff --git a/include/qemu/osdep.h b/include/qemu/osdep.h index 1c1e7eca98..a72e99db85 100644 --- a/include/qemu/osdep.h +++ b/include/qemu/osdep.h @@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ QEMU_EXTERN_C int daemon(int, int); #ifdef _WIN32 /* as defined in sdkddkver.h */ #ifndef _WIN32_WINNT -#define _WIN32_WINNT 0x0600 /* Vista */ +#define _WIN32_WINNT 0x0601 /* Windows 7 API (should be in sync with glib) */ #endif /* reduces the number of implicitly included headers */ #ifndef WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN |