Reuse code in XPe

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Hi,

With an application developed for desktop XP with an intention of porting it
to XPe in the future, what are the considerations to be taken?

Is there any differences in MFC, particularly threading?

Thanks.

shirley
 
Shirley,

In general, XPe is based on XP Pro binaries so at least your app is going to be binary compatible.
This means MFC libraries are the same Oly concern would be the version of the library. The latest available in the XPe database is
6.2.4131.0 build.
But in case you would need newer (like coming 8.0) you can always componentized it (with MFC is it extremely easy).

When you develop the XPe image you will need to make sure to satisfy all the app dependencies (Win32, MFC, etc.).

If you want to target XPe with your app, I'd recommend you to maintain SLD file for the app during the project. So that if any new
functionality added to the app, you can modify the list of app dependencies rather sooner than later struggling with it.
 
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