RE: [INTERNALS-WIN] PHP7: which Windows Kit?

Hi Jan, > -----Original Message----- > From: Jan Ehrhardt [mailto:phpdev@ehrhardt.nl] > Sent: Monday, August 3, 2015 12:10 PM > To: internals-win@lists.php.net > Cc: pierre.php@gmail.com > Subject: Re: [INTERNALS-WIN] PHP7: which Windows Kit? > > Hi Pierre, > > Pierre Joye in php.internals.win (Mon, 3 Aug 2015 07:32:02 +0700): > >hi, > > > >On Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 3:50 AM, Jan Ehrhardt <phpdev@ehrhardt.nl> wrote: > ... > >> Are there plans to switch to Windows Kit 10 (10.0.10240)? > > > >Yes, next 7 release should be done using the latest releases. > > Apachelounge seems to stick to Windows Kit 8.1 for building Apache VC14. > See http://www.apachelounge.com/viewtopic.php?p=31269#31269 > Windows Kit means targeting the OS specific features. PHP on Windows currently doesn't target anything except Desktop/Server in the range of Vista and up. PHP currently doesn't claim to be a universal APP. Like to run on a smartphone, or as a store app, or ... PHP doesn't develop/require any kernel mode drivers. All the functionality in PHP is covered by the native CRT, which is UCRT due to VS2015 requirement for PHP7. UCRT is available either by default on win10 or as an extra package for lower. In this regard, it doesn't really matter, which Windos Kit version is used for the builds, as long as these Kits are compatible with the platform range supported. Regards Anatol