Thanks everyone! I have updated https://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/Platforms/Windows accordingly. Cheers, Simon 2018-03-05 18:29 GMT+01:00 Phyx :

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Given that Vista’s EOL was in April 2017 <https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/22882/windows- vista-end-of-support> i assume that there’s no intention to keep supporting it in GHC-8.6!?

I’m asking because I intend to use a function <https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd405488.aspx

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Given that it's EOL'd, dropping Vista sounds reasonable to me.

Tamar, any objection?

No objections, however do make sure to test both 32 and 64 bit builds of ghc when you use the API, it's new enough and rare enough that it may not be implemented in both mingw-64 tool chains (we've had similar issues before).

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Thanks for the reminder, Tamar! I have just created https://phabricator.haskell.org/D4679. I would be very grateful if you could test it on 32bit Windows. Cheers, Simon 2018-05-05 12:07 GMT+02:00 Phyx :

Hi Simon,

Whatever happened to this? The wiki was updated but I don't see a commit actually removing vista support.

Did you end up not doing this anymore?

Thanks, Tamar

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Thanks everyone!

I have updated https://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/Platforms/Windows accordingly.

Cheers, Simon

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Simon Jakobi via ghc-devs writes:

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Hi!

Given that Vista’s EOL was in April 2017

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/22882/windows-vista-end-of-support i assume that there’s no intention to keep supporting it in GHC-8.6!?

I’m asking because I intend to use a function

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd405488.aspx that requires Windows 7 or newer for #13362 https://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/13362.

Given that it's EOL'd, dropping Vista sounds reasonable to me.

Tamar, any objection?

No objections, however do make sure to test both 32 and 64 bit builds of ghc when you use the API, it's new enough and rare enough that it may not be implemented in both mingw-64 tool chains (we've had similar issues before).

Thanks, Tamar

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Cheers,

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Thanks a lot, Tamar! I'll make the PR for Hadrian once my patch is accepted. 2018-05-09 20:12 GMT+02:00 :

I’ve started a build, note that you will also need a PR to Hadrian to update WINVER.

From: Simon Jakobi Sent: Wednesday, May 9, 2018 09:49 To: Phyx Cc: Ben Gamari; ghc-devs@haskell.org Devs Subject: Re: End of Windows Vista support in GHC-8.6?

Thanks for the reminder, Tamar!

I have just created https://phabricator.haskell.org/D4679. I would be

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Cheers,

Simon

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No we have no CI for it. In my experience to get a 32 bit build you need to install the full 32bit msys2. Not just the 32bit compiler in the 64 bit msys2 (two installs can co-exist). Alternatively of you want when your patch is ready ping me (@Mistuke om phabricator) and I'll run a build for you then. On Tue, Mar 6, 2018, 18:27 Simon Jakobi wrote:

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No objections, however do make sure to test both 32 and 64 bit builds of ghc when you use the API, it's new enough and rare enough that it may not be implemented in both mingw-64 tool chains (we've had similar issues before).

I've failed repeatedly to do a 32bit build via mingw32 on my 64bit Windows box and I don't have access to a 32bit Windows install.

Is there CI for the 32bit Windows version that I could rely on?

Thanks, Simon