Windows XP/Vista support

[notcl4y]

Is a built love2D project (or at least .love file) will also support Windows XP and Vista?

[slime]

Windows XP is not supported by love 11, but Windows Vista is.

[notcl4y]

Windows XP is not supported by love 11, but Windows Vista is.

So, whenever I build the project to Windows, it will be supported by Vista?

[Andlac028]

So, whenever I build the project to Windows, it will be supported by Vista?

Yes, if you really want support for older versions, use older versions of love.

[notcl4y]

So, whenever I build the project to Windows, it will be supported by Vista?

Yes

Ok. Is there a way to build for Windows XP btw?

[Andlac028]

Use older version of love, but that way, you would lack support for new features (unless you would like to reimplement it yourself so it would support also Windows XP)

[notcl4y]

Use older version of love, but that way, you would lack support for new features (unless you would like to reimplement it yourself so it would support also Windows XP)

Compatibility mode?

[Andlac028]

I meant, that if you would use older versions, you most likely won’t get any support or bug fixes as only newest version of love is supported (meaning it may not work on newest versions). BTW, Why would you like to support Windows XP?

[notcl4y]

BTW, Why would you like to support Windows XP?

Why not

[MrFariator]

It might be worth checking hardware surveys, like the ones performed by Steam, to understand how many people still use older versions of Windows. Even Windows 7 only counts for some 2~3% of respodents. While it's nice to support older systems, there comes a point where it stops making economic or practical sense.

As for supporting Windows XP, support for it was dropped in version 11.0. As such, version 0.10.2 is the one you want to develop with if you want WinXP support. To implement any of the changes or additions from 11.x, you'll have to apply those to 0.10.2 yourself, and build it.