curl-curl/docs
Viktor Szakats b17ef873ae
windows: bump minimum to Vista (from XP)
After this patch curl requires targeting Vista or newer, and a toolchain
with Vista support.

Supported MSVC compilers (VS2010+) all support Vista:
- VS2012+ target Win8 (or later) by default.
- VS2010 targets Win7 by default.

Supported mingw-w64 versions (v3+) all support Vista:
- mingw-w64 v9+ target Win10 by default.
- mingw-w64 v8 and older target Server 2003 (~XP) by default.
  After this patch it may be necessary to override the default Windows
  target version to Vista (or newer) via:
  autotools: `CPPFLAGS=-D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0600`
  cmake: `-DCURL_TARGET_WINDOWS_VERSION=0x0600`
- mingw-w64 v6+ allow changing the default at toolchain build-time.

Notes:
- For non-MSVC, non-mingw-w64 toolchains, `if_nametoindex` needs to be
  allowlisted in `curl_setup.h`, if they do support it.

Fixes #17985 (discussion)
Closes #18009
2026-01-17 11:41:49 +01:00
..
cmdline-opts docs: add a note about --compressed to note about binary output 2026-01-04 00:10:40 +01:00
examples windows: bump minimum to Vista (from XP) 2026-01-17 11:41:49 +01:00
internals tidy-up: miscellaneous 2026-01-15 13:06:13 +01:00
libcurl tidy-up: miscellaneous 2026-01-15 13:06:13 +01:00
tests tidy-up: miscellaneous 2026-01-15 13:06:13 +01:00
.gitignore docs: add RELEASE-TOOLS.md.dist to .gitignore 2024-07-01 22:49:55 +02:00
ALTSVC.md docs: fold long lines 2025-12-11 11:42:28 +01:00
BINDINGS.md tidy-up: URLs (cont.) and mdlinkcheck 2025-12-10 01:21:07 +01:00
BUG-BOUNTY.md tidy-up: URLs 2025-09-23 00:34:46 +02:00
BUGS.md docs: fix two typos 2025-07-01 22:53:04 +02:00
CIPHERS-TLS12.md docs: update CIPHERS.md 2024-08-12 23:35:56 +02:00
CIPHERS.md tidy-up: update MS links, allow long URLs via checksrc 2025-09-20 11:49:23 +02:00
CMakeLists.txt tests: move test docs into /docs 2025-05-28 15:00:03 +02:00
CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md reuse: add copyright + license info to individual docs/*.md files 2024-03-31 12:01:18 +02:00
CODE_REVIEW.md docs: fix broken link in CODE_REVIEW.md 2025-06-21 10:32:06 +02:00
CONTRIBUTE.md tidy-up: miscellaneous 2026-01-15 13:06:13 +01:00
curl-config.md docs: minor edits to please the new spellchecker regime 2025-02-27 13:15:21 +01:00
CURL-DISABLE.md build: add build-level CURL_DISABLE_TYPECHECK options 2025-11-21 13:48:35 +01:00
CURLDOWN.md misc: fix typos 2025-07-12 08:59:44 +02:00
DEPRECATE.md windows: bump minimum to Vista (from XP) 2026-01-17 11:41:49 +01:00
DISTROS.md tidy-up: URLs 2025-12-09 00:19:10 +01:00
EARLY-RELEASE.md reuse: add copyright + license info to individual docs/*.md files 2024-03-31 12:01:18 +02:00
ECH.md tidy-up: URLs 2025-12-09 00:19:10 +01:00
EXPERIMENTAL.md docs/EXPERIMENTAL.md: add a mention of HTTPSRR as experimental 2025-01-16 19:41:42 +01:00
FAQ.md tidy-up: miscellaneous 2025-12-12 04:18:48 +01:00
FEATURES.md FEATURES.md: fix typo 2024-08-23 08:46:09 +02:00
GOVERNANCE.md GOVERNANCE.md: Post-Daniel BDFL 2026-01-15 17:49:29 +01:00
HELP-US.md tidy-up: miscellaneous 2026-01-15 13:06:13 +01:00
HISTORY.md HISTORY: add current website stats 2025-12-16 23:33:54 +01:00
HSTS.md tidy-up: miscellaneous 2026-01-15 13:06:13 +01:00
HTTP3.md tidy-up: miscellaneous 2026-01-15 13:06:13 +01:00
HTTP-COOKIES.md tidy-up: URLs 2025-09-23 00:34:46 +02:00
HTTPSRR.md tidy-up: URLs 2025-09-23 00:34:46 +02:00
INFRASTRUCTURE.md GHA/checkdocs: re-enable proselint, update setup, fix issues found 2025-12-11 11:42:28 +01:00
INSTALL INSTALL: converted to markdown => INSTALL.md 2016-10-21 15:57:29 +02:00
INSTALL-CMAKE.md tidy-up: miscellaneous 2026-01-15 13:06:13 +01:00
INSTALL.md windows: bump minimum to Vista (from XP) 2026-01-17 11:41:49 +01:00
INTERNALS.md windows: bump minimum to Vista (from XP) 2026-01-17 11:41:49 +01:00
IPFS.md IPFS.md: wrap long lines 2025-12-08 17:28:43 +01:00
KNOWN_BUGS.md tidy-up: miscellaneous 2026-01-15 13:06:13 +01:00
KNOWN_RISKS.md tidy-up: miscellaneous 2026-01-15 13:06:13 +01:00
MAIL-ETIQUETTE.md docs: remove dead URLs 2025-12-05 23:41:41 +01:00
Makefile.am tidy-up: miscellaneous 2026-01-15 13:06:13 +01:00
MANUAL.md tidy-up: miscellaneous 2026-01-15 13:06:13 +01:00
mk-ca-bundle.md mk-ca-bundle.md: the file format docs URL is permaredirected 2025-12-08 22:07:32 +01:00
options-in-versions tool_getparam: add --knownhosts 2025-10-06 13:41:22 +02:00
README.md reuse: add copyright + license info to individual docs/*.md files 2024-03-31 12:01:18 +02:00
RELEASE-PROCEDURE.md RELEASE-PROCEDURE.md: drop the _newslog edit mention 2025-09-08 11:12:47 +02:00
ROADMAP.md CI: add whitespace checker 2024-06-27 13:33:30 +02:00
runtests.md tidy-up: miscellaneous 2026-01-15 13:06:13 +01:00
RUSTLS.md tidy-up: URLs 2025-09-23 00:34:46 +02:00
SECURITY-ADVISORY.md reuse: add copyright + license info to individual docs/*.md files 2024-03-31 12:01:18 +02:00
SPONSORS.md SPONSORS.md: clarify that we don't promise goods or services 2025-02-05 23:40:24 +01:00
SSL-PROBLEMS.md badwords: catch and fix more variants of NN-bit 2026-01-14 02:35:00 +01:00
SSLCERTS.md tidy-up: miscellaneous 2025-12-12 04:18:48 +01:00
testcurl.md tidy-up: miscellaneous 2026-01-15 13:06:13 +01:00
THANKS THANKS: add contributors from 8.18.0 2026-01-07 07:56:22 +01:00
THANKS-filter RELEASE-NOTES: synced 2025-11-05 14:12:23 +01:00
TheArtOfHttpScripting.md badwords: fix typos found 2026-01-14 03:11:33 +01:00
TODO.md TODO: add point about improving SIGPIPE handling 2026-01-15 22:42:28 +01:00
URL-SYNTAX.md tidy-up: miscellaneous 2026-01-15 13:06:13 +01:00
VERSIONS.md VERSIONS.md: add date for 8.18.0, mention 8.19.0 is pending 2026-01-07 07:56:22 +01:00
VULN-DISCLOSURE-POLICY.md tidy-up: miscellaneous 2026-01-15 13:06:13 +01:00
wcurl.md wcurl: import v2026.01.05 2026-01-06 10:12:31 +01:00

curl logo

Documentation

You find a mix of various documentation in this directory and subdirectories, using several different formats. Some of them are not ideal for reading directly in your browser.

If you would rather see the rendered version of the documentation, check out the curl website's documentation section for general curl stuff or the libcurl section for libcurl related documentation.