Can I compile wine for windows?
The idea is due to un-compatibility between old games and new version of Microsoft Windows. Win 7, 8 and 8.1 don't support old games. For complex games, XP virtualization is not a solution cause graphic video card problem with game.
But, if I could execute old games on new windows versione with wine, it's wonderfull!
So, does a method/manual exist to compile wine in windows?
Thanks a lot!
Wine in windows
Re: Wine in windows
francescodeluca1981 you really need to read bug http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=36664 and forum entry http://forum.winehq.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=22568
The only reason wine can still run old games as well as it does is Linux Kernel and other OS kernels does cooperate with the wine project fairly well. Every now and again they kick us in teeth every time by mistake. Windows 64 bit OS's have in fact no 16 bit mode code at all. It was removed. If your application will not run on Linux 64bit with 16 bit mode disabled there will be a lot of work to run it on 64 bit Windows. Yes we are talking virtual machine overhead to emulate 16 bit mode so performance will be bad.
Sorry to say its going to be more likely that Windows will run inside KVM or Xen perfectly before that.
https://01.org/blogs/skjain/2014/intel% ... ion-update
If you system is intel graphics(yes I know poor performance) you can go XenGT today and run Windows and Linux next to each other with full video card access. Virtual XP inside windows does not have what XenGT has.
GVT-g support for KVM under Linux is also coming. Now we just need Nvidia and AMD to provide this. Means to time size a GPU is what the GVT-g stuff gives.
VT-d(directly hooking a virtual machine to a video card) is supported problem is this means your computer has to have 2 video cards or a willing to have Linux run interface less in background(not fun if things go wrong). 1 for Linux 1 for windows is the safest bet. Of course when the windows virtual machine is shutdown Linux can use both in KVM set-up. Yes the most game support ever requires strange machine.
VT-s the software option does not perform well too cpu heavy.
francescodeluca1981 the reality windows users hate. What wine needs to run old applications is not in the modern Windows kernel any more.
francescodeluca1981 there are ways around your problem just not cheap but not insanely expensive. 200 dollars in extra hardware gets you over the line to making a real-time hybrid Linux Windows machine.
The only reason wine can still run old games as well as it does is Linux Kernel and other OS kernels does cooperate with the wine project fairly well. Every now and again they kick us in teeth every time by mistake. Windows 64 bit OS's have in fact no 16 bit mode code at all. It was removed. If your application will not run on Linux 64bit with 16 bit mode disabled there will be a lot of work to run it on 64 bit Windows. Yes we are talking virtual machine overhead to emulate 16 bit mode so performance will be bad.
Sorry to say its going to be more likely that Windows will run inside KVM or Xen perfectly before that.
https://01.org/blogs/skjain/2014/intel% ... ion-update
If you system is intel graphics(yes I know poor performance) you can go XenGT today and run Windows and Linux next to each other with full video card access. Virtual XP inside windows does not have what XenGT has.
GVT-g support for KVM under Linux is also coming. Now we just need Nvidia and AMD to provide this. Means to time size a GPU is what the GVT-g stuff gives.
VT-d(directly hooking a virtual machine to a video card) is supported problem is this means your computer has to have 2 video cards or a willing to have Linux run interface less in background(not fun if things go wrong). 1 for Linux 1 for windows is the safest bet. Of course when the windows virtual machine is shutdown Linux can use both in KVM set-up. Yes the most game support ever requires strange machine.
VT-s the software option does not perform well too cpu heavy.
francescodeluca1981 the reality windows users hate. What wine needs to run old applications is not in the modern Windows kernel any more.
francescodeluca1981 there are ways around your problem just not cheap but not insanely expensive. 200 dollars in extra hardware gets you over the line to making a real-time hybrid Linux Windows machine.
