Re: Status Meeting (November 2020)

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Hey,

> How much work needs to be done to get newer versions of MSVC
> running=20
This needs our compatibility layer to be finished (it's progressing,
but slowly)

> How big is the danger to lose the capability to exchange ReactOS
> and Win 2k3 system files?
As far as I know, we don't have issues with that atm with the latest
MSVC

> There isn't a time plan to get at least the core system file=20
> structure, exports and structures at Win 6+ level yet, right?
Nope. But a compatibility layer in usermode should be enough for now

> How big is the danger that newer MSVC versions can't be used to=20
> compile ReactOS anymore? (E.g. loosing the capability to build Win
> XP compatible files)

We use a barebones compiler, without any SDK or something. The only
danger I see - they may remove support for old architectures or SEH
mechanism (CxxFrameHandler3). So far latest version work

And we always have GCC and clang, the latter is going to have a full
SEH support in some near future


Victor

On Thu, 2020-11-26 at 10:07 +0100, [email protected] wrote:
> Moin,
>=20
> a few questions:
>    * How much work needs to be done to get newer versions of MSVC
> running=20
> by e.g. using the shims? (not GUI, only the toolchain, and possibly
> hack=20
> around installer problems)?
>    * How big is the danger to lose the capability to exchange ReactOS
> and=20
> Win 2k3 system files?
>    * There isn't a time plan to get at least the core system file=20
> structure, exports and structures at Win 6+ level yet, right?
>    * How big is the danger that newer MSVC versions can't be used to=20
> compile ReactOS anymore? (E.g. loosing the capability to build Win
> XP=20
> compatible files)
>=20
> I think the first question/solution could be a short time
> compromise,=20
> the rest points at the "real" long time solution: targeting a newer=20
> Windows version..
>=20
> Best regards,
> Michael Fritscher
>=20
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