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Re: CFA: support Windows 8 in /usr/lib/csih/winProductName.exe
- From: Corinna Vinschen <corinna-cygwin at cygwin dot com>
- To: cygwin-apps at cygwin dot com
- Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 12:30:14 +0100
- Subject: Re: CFA: support Windows 8 in /usr/lib/csih/winProductName.exe
- References: <20111219130732.GA28107@calimero.vinschen.de> <20120116101402.GA12891@calimero.vinschen.de> <4F2EE53A.8000809@cwilson.fastmail.fm> <4F2EF73A.8020404@cwilson.fastmail.fm>
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On Feb 5 16:40, Charles Wilson wrote:
> Call for assistance: can somebody with access to Windows 8 provide
> an appropriate tested patch so that winProductName can recognize
> Windows 8 (various flavors, including Windows Server 8)?
>
> Getting the System Version
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms724429%28v=vs.85%29.aspx
>
> has not been updated yet. Rumor suggests GetVersionEx will return
> "6.2" for Windows 8, but information about distinguishing the
> various flavors is...not easily found?
6.2 is correct. Have a look into dump_sysinfo() in utils/cygcheck.cc.
It's updated to the latest known state when the W8 test release became
available.
Corinna
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