Windows: improve compatibility to build for UWP / Xbox
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type-feature
- Dominant language
- Python
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Description
Feature or enhancement
Proposal:
- Add alternative UWP API functionality when available.
- Modernize the Windows code when there are alternatives that are also compatible with UWP.
- Add additional guards for Windows code that not builds for UWP.
The final goal is able to build for Xbox and reduce the patches required in Kodi --> Upstream some generic UWP patches here.
I propose upload small patches geared towards specific targets and always keeping current Windows functionality untouched.
Has this already been discussed elsewhere?
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Links to previous discussion of this feature:
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Linked PRs
- gh-152383
- gh-152473
- gh-152477
- gh-152479
- gh-152601
- gh-152604
- gh-152688
- gh-152689
- gh-152694
- gh-152791
- gh-152792
- gh-152793
- gh-152797
- gh-152962
- gh-152998
- gh-153021
- gh-153036
- gh-153216
- gh-153700
- gh-154642
- gh-154700
- gh-154918
- gh-156972
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing the linked PRs, especially the Windows and UWP-related changes, to see which parts of the proposal are already covered. Trace the Windows code paths affected by UWP API alternatives and build guards. Done means CPython can build for UWP/Xbox while preserving current Windows functionality and reducing downstream patches.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- build-system, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100