[MESOS-7781] Windows API GetVersionExW was declared deprecated

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 1.5.0
• Component/s: stout
• Labels: windows

Environment

Windows

• Epic Link: windows
• Assignee: Andrew Schwartzmeyer
• Reporter: Andrew Schwartzmeyer
• Created: 11/Jul/17 21:23
• Updated: 19/Dec/17 21:36
• Resolved: 19/Dec/17 21:36

Description

The following warning:

stout/windows/os.hpp(56): warning C4996: 'GetVersionExW': was declared deprecated

appears when compiling Mesos, because the API was deprecated. According to MSDN we're supposed to move to the "Version Helper" functions.