Full Marks to the #7zip people for the latest versions of 7zip still working on XP.
@krutonium Well, #7zip doesn't utilize any #API|s that are not available on #WindowsXP like #WPF (#WindowsPresentationFoundation) as #UI toolkit.
@kkarhan Right but even the compilers are making it harder these days.

@krutonium O.O

Because they default to more modern functions unless one sets the target to lower #API & ABI functionality?

@kkarhan Pretty much that, yeah, and there's also a general lack of testing against those old platforms, at least for compilers that come from EG Microsoft. But also just in general due to the lack of users.

@krutonium Yeah...

And with the #SteamDeck there's like a perfect "bare minimum spec" system for #LinuxGaming to test against that isn't like a 12+ year old #ThinkPad with an obsolete Intel #iGPU!

@kkarhan Very correct!
@krutonium My guess is that the #7zip #devs still have some #WindowsXP machine / #VM somewhere and want to keep it supported...

@krutonium AFAICT I'm the only person dumb enough to do a #Linux #Distro [ _OS/1337 / @OS1337 ] for #i486 in 2025 and even wanting to make a reference mainboard for such an obsolete architecture ON PURPOSE!

https://github.com/OS-1337/OS1337
#OS1337

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