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diff --git a/src/INSTALLpc.txt b/src/INSTALLpc.txt index 410abb61a..104a3a97e 100644 --- a/src/INSTALLpc.txt +++ b/src/INSTALLpc.txt @@ -42,26 +42,30 @@ Contents: The currently recommended way (that means it has been verified to work) is -using the "Visual Studio Community 2015" installation. This doesn't include -the SDK for older Windows versions (95, 98), see "OLDER VERSIONS" below for -that. +using the "Visual Studio 2022 Community Edition" installation. This doesn't +include the SDK for older Windows versions (95 - XP), see "OLDER VERSIONS" +below for that. 1. Microsoft Visual C++ ======================= We do not provide download links, since Microsoft keeps changing them. You -can search for "Visual Studio Community 2015", for example. You will need to -create a Microsoft account (it's free). You need to download the "DVD", and -execute the installer from it. +can search for "Visual Studio 2022 Community Edition", for example. You will +need to create a Microsoft account (it's free). You need to download the +"DVD", and execute the installer from it. + +When installing "Visual Studio 2022 Community Edition" or "Build Tools for +Visual Studio 2022" make sure to select "custom" and check all checkboxes +under "Universal Windows App Development Tools". Or whatever they are called +now. -When installing "Visual Studio Community 2015 with Update 3" or "Visual C++ -Build Tools for Visual Studio 2015 with Update 3" make sure to -select "custom" and check all checkboxes under "Universal Windows App -Development Tools". Or whatever they are called now. -(If you still want to target Windows XP, check also "Windows XP Support for -C++". Note that with the current source code this is no longer supported, you -will have to check out an older version). +Note: Vim source code no longer supports Windows XP since Patch 9.0.0496. +Also, Visual Studio 2017 was the last version to support a Windows XP target. +If you still want to target Windows XP, you can check out an older version of +vim source code and install Visual Studio 2017 or 2015 - making sure to check +the checkbox for "Windows XP Support for C++". Additional build instructions +for Windows XP are provided below. |new-msvc-windows-xp| Visual Studio @@ -70,6 +74,18 @@ Visual Studio Building with Visual Studio (VS2015, VS2017, VS2019 and VS2022) is straightforward. Older versions probably don't work. +Vim versions built with VS2015 and VS2017 are systematically tested and known +to work well on Windows versions 7, 8 and 8.1. + +Vim versions built with VS2015 and VS2017 are also known to work well on all +early versions of Windows 10. However, Vim versions built with VS2015 and +VS2017 may run into a known issue on the latest versions of Windows 10 and 11. +Building Vim with VS2019 or VS2022 resolves the issue. + +Vim versions built with VS2019 and VS2022 are systematically tested and +known to work on Windows versions 7, 8, 8.1, 10, 11 and all respective server +variants. + Visual Studio installed a batch file called vcvarsall.bat, which you must run to set up paths for nmake and MSVC. We provide a batch file "msvc2015.bat" for this. You may need to edit it if you didn't install Visual @@ -100,8 +116,8 @@ These files have been supplied by George V. Reilly, Ben Singer, Ken Scott and Ron Aaron; they have been tested. But several things changed after that... -Targeting Windows XP with MSVC 2015 and later *new-msvc-windows-xp* ---------------------------------------------- +Targeting Windows XP with MSVC 2015 or 2017 *new-msvc-windows-xp* +------------------------------------------- (The support for pre-Vista was removed in patch 9.0.0496. If you want to target Windows XP, use the source code before that.) @@ -155,9 +171,9 @@ The ARM64 support was provided by Leendert van Doorn. OLDER VERSIONS -The minimal supported version is Windows 7. Building with compilers -older than 2015 most likely doesn't work. Since MSVC 2015 can be obtained for -free there is no point in supporting older versions. +The minimal supported version is Windows 7. Building with compilers older than +2015 most likely doesn't work. Since MSVC 2022 can be obtained for free there +is no point in supporting older versions. If you need the executable to run on Windows 98 or ME, use the 2005 one |msvc-2005-express|, and use the source code before 8.0.0029. See the |