Re: [PATCH 3/4] kernel32/tests: Add tests for GetCurrentConsoleFont

[Alexandre Julliard]

Hugh McMaster  writes:
> The return values aren't broken in the sense that it is only one Windows
> version returning a different value. In this case, it is Vista, 7,
> 8/8.1, 10. I have no problem implementing the XP version in kernel32 -
> - in fact, I'll send a patch to do that -- but I'd like other opinions
>
> (Alexandre?) on the overall issue, as it seems to be a special case.

There are many differences between Windows versions, we can't afford to
have a version check for every difference. So it should be done only
when strictly necessary, i.e. there's an actual app that checks the
version and expects different behaviors based on that.