Johannes Schindelin wrote: > Hi, > > On Wed, 24 Oct 2007, Ivan Kalvachev wrote: > > > 2007/10/22, Stefan Weil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Ivan Kalvachev schrieb: > > > > According to http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa365171.aspx > > > > > > > > this function requires Win XP or Vista. > > > > Is qemu supported only on these? > > > Good question. The old IOCTL_DISK_GET_DRIVE_GEOMETRY > > > was also supported for W2K. Will QEMU support W2K as a host > > > longer than MS does? It would make things easier if we > > > dropped support for W2K hosts. > > > > > > If we need host support for W2K, I'll check another method > > > to get the disk size (reading size of partition 0) and send > > > a new patch. Please send your feedback in this case. > > > > > > I hope we don't need W95 or W98 host support!? > > > > Why not. :P > > > > Anyway, calling the old ioctl code if the new one fails, should be > > compatible enough. (and the new structure contains the old one, so no > > need of having 2 variables). > > It is not just that. You'll have to guard the new ioctl within #ifdef's > so that it still compiles on MinGW, even if that version does not define > the constant. > > Staying backwards compatible in this case is so easy, it is not even > funny. (And certainly no reason to groan over having to support it.)
A undirected remark to the general public: If somebody comes up with a patch for better backward compatibility I'll certainly consider it. Thiemo >
