Re: vim GUI on virtual Win 95 - NOT

On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 4:54 PM, Tony Mechelynck
<antoine.mechelynck@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 06/09/12 23:16, dbird wrote:
>>
>> According to the vim download page info, gvim73_46.exe should be good
>> also on windows 95. I have win 95 installed in a VirtualBox machine running
>> on win 7 64-bit. And, I ran the gvim73_46.exe install, which was all
>> successful until the end where I get the message:
>> "Error Starting Program
>> The C:\Program Files\vim\vim73\gvim.exe file expects a newer version of
>> windows. Upgrade your windows version."
>>
>> This popup is on top of another:
>> "c:\program files\vim\vim73\gvim73.exe
>> [above repeated]
>> A device attached to the system is not functioning."
>>
>> My win 95 install is one of the last updates that were put out, an OEM
>> that shows itself as 4.00.950 B.
>>
>> Can anyone shed some light on what's happening here? Is there somewhere I
>> can look for a detailed description of the actual error?
>
> I suppose that the binary requires features not yet present in Win95
> (either in the Win95 kernel or in its shared libraries).
>
> You might try the latest "Vim without Cream" from
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/cream/files/Vim/ — it is compiled with a
> different compiler and linker, from a more up-to-date Vim release, and it
> may (or may not) be compatible with Win95. (Only experiment will tell,
> unless you can understand the fine points of the "release notes" better than
> I can, or unless someone knows the answer and speaks up.)
>
> If it doesn't work either, you may have to find a C/C++ compiler
> compatible with your version of Win95, and compile the source yourself. Or
> else, upgrade to a more recent OS (either a more recent version of Windows,
> or scrap Windows for good and install Linux instead).

Windows 95? Even in a VM, that seems like an exercise in masochism and futility.

Try http://www.dependencywalker.com/ to figure out what the missing
imports are. You could also try rebuilding Gvim with fewer options,
e.g., nmake Make_mvc.mak FEATURES=SMALL
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