Re: How to use #ifdef WIN32

Neil Mitchell wrote:
> Hi Jim
>
> <answer>
>
> #if defined(mingw32_HOST_OS) || defined(__MINGW32__)
>
> </answer>

Thanks Neil,

Jim

>
> <rant>
>
> If you want to test for Windows you have to ask whether an unrelated
> system is installed on your machine. Even if it isn't, you still have
> to test this value. This is what I call a "bug".
>
> You might also want to use System.Info.os and test this value
> dynamically rather than as a preprocessor, that keeps both code
> branches type checking and probably isn't much more expensive at
> runtime. Guess what the value of  "os" returns on Windows? (hint: its
> ill-typed, being not an operating system)
>
> </rant>
>
> Thanks
>
> Neil
>

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Jim Burton