[fpc-pascal] *SPAM* Re: Windows IOT Core

Michael Van Canneyt michael at freepascal.org
Thu Aug 20 12:49:56 CEST 2015



On Thu, 20 Aug 2015, Michael Schnell wrote:

> On 08/20/2015 08:02 AM, Sven Barth wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> Not if Microsoft requires apps to use the Windows RT APIs (probably even in 
>> form of universal apps). Because FPC has zero, null, nadda support for 
>> this.
>> 
>> And even then you'd need a suitable assembler that can assemble to ARM-COFF 
>> (don't know whether mingw has something suitable there).
>> 
> OK, This is the answer regarding ARM (e.g. running on a RASPi) that I did 
> expect.
>
> What about the Intel brand of WIN IOT Core ?
>
> I read that Microsoft claims that "there is only one Windows 10)" so the RT 
> API should be non existing or optional.

Hah :)

Since when do you believe what companies tell you ?

RT is definitely optional on Windows 10 desktop, Intel. 
Given the above slogan, that would mean the same is true for Windows IOT ?

Michael.



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