Commit e695ec907e33790919bff709dbc96284c8d823af
2014-11-15T15:07:55
WinRT: updated README-winrt.md to detail Visual Studio 2013 Community support
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@@ -19,21 +19,24 @@ Requirements
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* Microsoft Visual C++ (aka Visual Studio), either 2013 or 2012 versions
- - Free, "Express" editions may be used, so long as they include support for
- either "Windows Store" or "Windows Phone" apps. Versions marked as
- supporting "Windows Desktop" development typically do not include support
- for creating WinRT apps.
- - Visual C++ 2012 can only build apps that target versions 8.0 of Windows, or
- Windows Phone. 8.0-targetted apps will still run on devices running
- 8.1 editions of Windows, however they will not be able to take advantage of
+ - Free, "Community" or "Express" editions may be used, so long as they
+ include support for either "Windows Store" or "Windows Phone" apps.
+ "Express" versions marked as supporting "Windows Desktop" development
+ typically do not include support for creating WinRT apps, to note.
+ (The "Community" edition of Visual C++ 2013 does, however, support both
+ desktop/Win32 and WinRT development).
+ - Visual C++ 2012 can only build apps that target versions 8.0 of Windows,
+ or Windows Phone. 8.0-targetted apps will run on devices running 8.1
+ editions of Windows, however they will not be able to take advantage of
8.1-specific features.
- - Visual C++ 2013 can only create app projects that target 8.1 versions
- of Windows, which do NOT run on 8.0 devices. An optional Visual Studio
- add-in, "Tools for Maintaining Store apps for Windows 8", allows projects
- that are created with Visual C++ 2012, which can create Windows 8.0 apps,
- to be loaded and built with non-Express editions of Visual C++ 2013. More
- details on targeting different versions of Windows can found at the
- following web pages:
+ - Visual C++ 2013 cannot create app projects that target Windows 8.0.
+ Visual C++ 2013 Update 4, can create app projects for Windows Phone 8.0,
+ Windows Phone 8.1, and Windows 8.1, but not Windows 8.0. An optional
+ Visual Studio add-in, "Tools for Maintaining Store apps for Windows 8",
+ allows Visual C++ 2013 to load and build Windows 8.0 projects that were
+ created with Visual C++ 2012, so long as Visual C++ 2012 is installed
+ on the same machine. More details on targeting different versions of
+ Windows can found at the following web pages:
- [Develop apps by using Visual Studio 2013](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/br211384.aspx)
- [To add the Tools for Maintaining Store apps for Windows 8](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/dn263114.aspx#AddMaintenanceTools)
* A valid Microsoft account - This requirement is not imposed by SDL, but