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Windows XP/Vista support
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2023 7:43 pm
by notcl4y
Is a built love2D project (or at least .love file) will also support Windows XP and Vista?
Re: Windows XP/Vista support
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2023 8:38 pm
by slime
Windows XP is not supported by love 11, but Windows Vista is.
Re: Windows XP/Vista support
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2023 3:52 pm
by notcl4y
slime wrote: ↑Mon Feb 13, 2023 8:38 pm
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?
Re: Windows XP/Vista support
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2023 3:54 pm
by Andlac028
notcl4y wrote: ↑Sat Feb 18, 2023 3:52 pm
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.
Re: Windows XP/Vista support
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2023 3:55 pm
by notcl4y
Andlac028 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 18, 2023 3:54 pm
notcl4y wrote: ↑Sat Feb 18, 2023 3:52 pm
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?
Re: Windows XP/Vista support
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2023 3:57 pm
by 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)
Re: Windows XP/Vista support
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2023 4:00 pm
by notcl4y
Andlac028 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 18, 2023 3:57 pm
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?
Re: Windows XP/Vista support
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2023 4:03 pm
by 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?
Re: Windows XP/Vista support
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2023 4:16 pm
by notcl4y
Andlac028 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 18, 2023 4:03 pm
BTW, Why would you like to support Windows XP?
Why not
Re: Windows XP/Vista support
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2023 10:18 pm
by 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.