Re: [Qemu-devel] Win2k host problem with {get,free}{addr,name}info()

[Anthony Liguori]

On 09/15/2010 02:11 PM, Blue Swirl wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I tried to test QEMU on Win2k, but there are run time errors because
> of missing {get,free}{addr,name}info() functions. After adding dummy
> defines in place, there are no more errors.
>
> I found a similar case, where a compatibility patch was proposed:
> http://trac.filezilla-project.org/ticket/1532
>
> The patch is a bit heavy, consisting of run time detection of Win2k
> and full replacements for the functions. Are there any alternative
> solutions? I'm by no means a Windows expert.
>    

Win2k is EOL so I don't think it's useful for us to support it as a 
host.  So any type of patch is just going to add additional complexity 
for very little real gain.

Regards,

Anthony Liguori