Re: [PATCH 05/12] MINGW: git-compat-util.h: use inttypes.h for printf macros.

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On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 5:00 PM, Marat Radchenko <marat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 04:53:52PM +0200, Erik Faye-Lund wrote:
>> Just checking that I understand: Does this mean that we now require an
>> MSVC-version that has stdint.h? If so, I'm not against such a case.
>> IMO, the biggest benefit of using MSVC is not building on legacy
>> systems, but being able to use it's debugger. And for that purpose
>> it's probably OK to increase the required version.
>
> Ouch, that was not intentional. What minimal MSVC version is currently
> supported and who decides if it is OK to increase required one?

I don't know what the oldest one anyone have ever used, but I don't
think that matters. IMO, just noting it in the commit-message is good
enough. Others might feel differently, though.

stdint.h is available in VS10 and onwards.
contrib/buildsystems/Generators/Vcproj.pm generates project files for
VS9.
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