*just to get
WINVER define. The default is set in windef.h if you don't define one in your app (or build command line).
I used mingw64 just go get a newer gcc at one point, still targeting 32-bit windows only.
*just to get
You should take a look at MXE:
http://mxe.cc
It always uses the latest GCC version.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...(v=vs.85).aspx
You're right, I initially went by wikipedia, which didn't mention SP changes.