[ros-dev] compatibility vs. correctness

[Steven Edwards]

2008/12/7 Zachary Gorden <drakekaizer666 at gmail.com>:
> I suppose I should have phrased that statement better.  We know Windows let
> that pass, and it was likely due to backwards compatibility.  But if that
> code was compiled using something like VC++8, would it even be valid and
> produce a binary that functioned the way you'd expect?  Case in point, in
> Petzold's book, it talks about ways to access the HI/LOW values to deal with
> the mousewheel, if I recall correctly.  If you tried to use that code and
> compile it in VC++8, the resulting executable's mousewheel behavior would be
> messed up.  However, if you ran the executables, the mousewheel would behave
> as expected.  An instance of MS preserving backwards compatibility due to
> sloppy/incorrect coding in old executables, but also them not letting you
> continue to use that practice/method when you're writing new code or
> recompiling the old code and essentially targeting newer versions of
> Windows.

I am sure if if lower the NTDDI or WINVER variables then it will
compile a correct binary.

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Steven Edwards

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