From 63e513b106113db0b1b68bab347b80cb4cef4e65 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Stenberg Date: Sun, 18 May 2025 23:01:32 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] DEPRECATE.md: drop support for VS2008 Closes #17380 --- docs/DEPRECATE.md | 12 ++++++++---- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/DEPRECATE.md b/docs/DEPRECATE.md index 170d51ee72..0fe9e278b4 100644 --- a/docs/DEPRECATE.md +++ b/docs/DEPRECATE.md @@ -44,12 +44,16 @@ curl drops support for the winbuild build method after September 2025. We recommend migrating to CMake. See the migration guide in `docs/INSTALL-CMAKE.md`. -## Windows CE +## VS2008 -Windows CE "mainstream support" ended on October 9, 2018, and "Extended -Support" ended on October 10, 2023. +curl drops support for getting built with Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 in +November 2025. -curl drops all support in November 2025. +The only reason we kept support for this version is for Windows CE - and we +intend to remove support for that Operating System in this time frame as well. +Bumping the minimum to VS2010. VS2008 is a pain to support. + +Previous discusson and details: https://github.com/curl/curl/discussions/15972 ## Past removals -- 2.47.3