Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] Wireshark 1.6: End support of older Windows Compilers/SDKs ?

From: Guy Harris <guy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2011 02:16:59 -0800
On Feb 3, 2011, at 2:02 AM, Graham Bloice wrote:

> I've perhaps conjoined two issues.  Compiler and linker flags do depend on the toolchain in use, but IME don't actually vary too much.

"Not too much" != "not at all", so, unless there's a way to make them not vary at all, we *do* need to determine the toolchain in use.

> Compile time decisions on what the OS API's and structures look like depend on the SDK in use.

In what fashion can one determine the SDK in use?  Or will the user have to specify that in config.nmake as well?