Thread: Operating System Detection APIs.

Qt can do it, I believe, (class QSysInfo) but I'm not sure how. Maybe see if you can find the implementation source code for that class (and, specifically, the implementation for const WinVersion QSysInfo::WindowsVersion())

Originally Posted by Hodor

Qt can do it, I believe, (class QSysInfo) but I'm not sure how. Maybe see if you can find the implementation source code for that class (and, specifically, the implementation for const WinVersion QSysInfo::WindowsVersion())

Call me crazy, but I don't think QT supports Win95 :}

Originally Posted by Yarin

Call me crazy, but I don't think QT supports Win95 :}

And yet it has enumerations for Windows 95... QSysInfo Class | Qt Core 5.5

Originally Posted by Hodor

And yet it has enumerations for Windows 95... QSysInfo Class | Qt Core 5.5

Indeed, and for 3.1, which makes sense considering Qt is older than Win 95. Yet, I'd be shocked if someone could get Qt5 to compile even on Win 98.

Thanks for the pointer Hodor; I shall have a look into QSysInfo.

Originally Posted by Yarin

... I'd be shocked if someone could get Qt5 to compile even on Win 98.

Would it not be possible to use preprocessor directives to selectively compile it where appropriate? I haven't actually looked into the class yet, so I don't really know what I'm talking about, but I will do my research tomorrow.

Originally Posted by Abyssion

Would it not be possible to use preprocessor directives to selectively compile it where appropriate? I haven't actually looked into the class yet, so I don't really know what I'm talking about, but I will do my research tomorrow.

Yeah you could preprocess half of the functionality out, it might work then. But anything nontrivial is going to rely on an NT+ API.