[Vm-dev] Supporting Windows CE ...

[Tobias Pape]

> On 12.05.2020, at 09:29, Marcel Taeumel <marcel.taeumel at hpi.de> wrote:
> 
> Hi all!
> 
> Looking at those sprinkled #ifdef _WIN32_WCE, I was wondering, whether there is value in supporting the Windows Embedded platforms.
> 

Drop it. As fast as we can…

> Here is some context:
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Embedded_Compact
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Embedded_Industry
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_IoT
> 
> I think that the current level of support in the OpenSmalltalk VM dates back to 2007:
> http://wiki.squeak.org/squeak/2436
> 
> So, it seems to run on Windows Mobile 5. Has anybody tried that out recently?
> 
> Looking at the efforts to maintain the Windows platform I think it might be reasonable to drop the existing support for Windows CE. Alternatively, we should make an effort to support Windows Embedded Compact 8, which is supported until October 10, 2023.
> 
> What do you all think?
> 
> Best,
> Marcel
> 
> P.S.: Note that Windows Phone has a slightly different history even though rooted in Windows Embedded Compact 7: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Phone#Versions
> 
> P.P.S.: Note that for supporting Windows 10 IoT, we would have to start afresh anyway. I suppose.