[webkit-dev] Subject: Windows CE port in WebKit: status, future work

[Alex Christensen]

I was also wondering how the new requirements for svg and accelerated compositing affected the wince port.

Alex Christensen 

> On Jan 31, 2014, at 2:36 PM, Patrick Gansterer <paroga at paroga.com> wrote:
> 
> On 31.01.2014, at 22:10, Anders Carlsson <andersca at apple.com> wrote
> 
>> looks like the last legitimate commit to the Windows CE port was on November 3rd November 2013, almost 3 months ago.
> 
> What's the minimum upstream interval for downstream fixes to show ongoing activity?
> 
>> I also seem to remember that there’s no version of MSVC for Windows CE that can handle the C++11 features that we now use in WebKit. (Correct me if I’m wrong on this!)
> 
> Windows Embedded Compact 2013 updated the compiler for CE.
> 
>> With this in mind, does it make sense to keep the Windows CE port in the tree or should we remove it?
> 
> Does it hurt somebody in the daily workflow? If yes, where exactly?
> I'm still working on getting rid of WebKit/wince by merging it into WebKit/win (with only a few #if WINCE) to reduce the impact of the WinCE port, but it's hard if there is nobody who finds time for reviewing patches. :-/ (e.g. webkit.org/b/119518 or webkit.org/b/123803 waiting for months - but I don't want to blame somebody by this!)
> 
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> Patrick
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