Ozkan Sezer wrote:> On 8/21/13, lvqcl <lvqcl.mail at gmail.com> wrote: > > 1) Some time ago all project files for MSVC 6 were removed; it makes sense > > to remove the code that is necessary only for MSVC 6 and older compilers. > > > > One may still compile using command line instead of a project file. Does > it really hurt keeping such code?Its crufty old code. I should be removed. It makes no sense to keep supporting 20 year old compilers (MSVC6 was was released in 1989 and MSVC7 in 1992 [0]). Erik [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_C%2B%2B -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Erik de Castro Lopo http://www.mega-nerd.com/
Erik de Castro Lopo wrote:> Its crufty old code. I should be removed. It makes no sense to keep > supporting 20 year old compilers (MSVC6 was was released in 1989 and > MSVC7 in 1992 [0]).That's not quite accurate. MSC6 was released in 1989. MSVC was released in 1998. So only 15 years old :).
Timothy B. Terriberry wrote:> That's not quite accurate. MSC6 was released in 1989. MSVC was released > in 1998. So only 15 years old :).*MSVC6, I meant.
Timothy B. Terriberry wrote:> Erik de Castro Lopo wrote: > > Its crufty old code. I should be removed. It makes no sense to keep > > supporting 20 year old compilers (MSVC6 was was released in 1989 and > > MSVC7 in 1992 [0]). > > That's not quite accurate. MSC6 was released in 1989. MSVC was released > in 1998. So only 15 years old :).Yes, you are correct. MSVC++6 was replaced by Visual C++ .NET in 2002. Erik -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Erik de Castro Lopo http://www.mega-nerd.com/