General Project Update

- Updated version_support.md
- Removed compiling option with MinGW on Windows
- Updated minimum build requirements: cmake > 3.19
- Dropped support for Windows 10

Author: Nightwalker-87

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 # General cmake settings
 ###
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.18.3)
-cmake_policy(SET CMP0042 NEW)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.19)
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/modules)
 set(CMAKE_ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib)
 set(CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib)

cmake/modules/cpack_config.cmake

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ elseif (EXISTS "/etc/debian_version" AND (NOT EXISTS WIN32))                # Pa
     set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_RELEASE "1")
 
     # CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_ARCHITECTURE  --> Default: Output of dpkg --print-architecture
-    set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "pkg-config, build-essential, debhelper (>=9), cmake (>= 3.18.3), libusb-1.0-0-dev (>= 1.0.24)")
+    set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "pkg-config, build-essential, debhelper (>=9), cmake (>= 3.19), libusb-1.0-0-dev (>= 1.0.24)")
     set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_MAINTAINER "Nightwalker-87 <stlink-org>")
     # CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION   --> Default: CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION (as it is set)
     # CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_SECTION       --> Default: “devel”

doc/compiling.md

@@ -1,52 +1,13 @@
 # Compiling from sources
 
-
-## Microsoft Windows - MINGW (10, 11)
-
-### Common Requirements
-
-On Windows users should ensure that the following software is installed:
-
-- `git` (_optional, but recommended_)
-- `7zip`
-- `MSYS2`
-
-### Installation
-
-1. Install `MSYS2` from <https://www.msys2.org/><br />
-   Follow the installation instructions on the website.
-2. Install `mingw-w64` via the MSYS2 UCRT64 Shell: `pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-cmake mingw-w64-x86_64-make mingw-w64-x86_64-gcc git`
-3. Fetch the project sourcefiles by running `git clone https://github.com/stlink-org/stlink.git`from the command-line (cmd.exe)<br />
-   or download and extract (`7zip`) the stlink zip-sourcefolder from the Release page on GitHub.
-
-### Building
-
-1. Open the command-line (cmd.exe) with administrator privileges
-2. Move to the `stlink` directory and execute `C:\$Path-to-your-stlink-folder$\mingw64-build.bat`
-
-Depending on the flavour of compilation the final executables will be placed in the following directories:
-- Local compilation: `<project_root>\build-mingw\bin`
-- Local installation: `C:\Program Files (x86)\stlink\bin`
-- Package Generation (portable): `C:\Users\swift\Desktop\stlink\build-mingw\dist`
-
-#### Removal:
-
-Remove `C:\Program Files (x86)\stlink\` and `C:\$Path-to-your-stlink-folder$`.
-
-
-**NOTE:**
-
-[ST-LINK drivers](https://www.st.com/en/development-tools/stsw-link009.html) are required for programmers to work with `stlink`.
-
-
-## Microsoft Windows - MSVC (10, 11)
+## Microsoft Windows - MSVC (11)
 
 ### Common Requirements
 
 On Windows users should ensure that the following software is installed:
 
 - `git` (Required for building LibUSB if missing)
-- `7zip`
+- `7zip` (_optional_)
 - `cmake`
 - `MSVC` Compiler (Tested with Visual Studio 2022 and Build Tools for Visual Studio 2022)
 
@@ -97,7 +58,7 @@ Install the following packages from your package repository:
 - `libgtk-3-dev` (_optional_, needed for `stlink-gui`)
 - `pandoc` (_optional_, needed for generating manpages from markdown)
 
-or execute (Debian-based systems only): `apt-get install gcc build-essential cmake rpm libusb-1.0-0 libusb-1.0-0-dev libgtk-3-dev pandoc`
+or execute (Debian-based systems only): `apt-get install gcc build-essential cmake rpm libusb-1.0-0 libusb-1.0-0-dev libgtk-4-dev pandoc`
 
 (Replace gcc with the intended C-compiler if necessary or leave out any optional package not needed.)
 

doc/version_support.md

@@ -2,10 +2,9 @@
 
 ### Microsoft Windows
 
-On Windows users should ensure that cmake **3.18.3** or any later version is installed.<br />
+On Windows users should ensure that cmake **3.19** or any later version is installed.<br />
 Up on compiling c-make will **automatically** download and install the latest compatible version of `libusb`.
 
-- Windows 10
 - Windows 11
 
 ### Linux-/Unix-based:
@@ -49,12 +48,8 @@ Systems with highlighted versions remain compatible with this toolset until furt
 | NetBSD 8.x                               | 1.0.**24**                 | 3.**19.7** | May 2024               |
 | OpenMandriva Lx 4.2                      | 1.0.**24**                 | 3.**19.3** | Mar 2023               |
 | Mageia 8                                 | 1.0.**24**                 | 3.**19.2** | Aug 2022               |
-| Debian 11 (Bullseye)                     | 1.0.**24**                 | 3.**18.4** | Jun 2024               |
-| Alpine 3.13                              | 1.0.**24**                 | 3.**18.4** | Nov 2022               |
-| Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute)                   | 1.0.**24**                 | 3.**18.4** | Jan 2022               |
 | Adélie 1.0                               | 1.0.23                     | 3.**23.5** |                        |
 | CentOS / Rocky Linux / AlmaLinux 8 [x64] | 1.0.23 (`libusbx`)         | 3.**20.3** | Dec 2021               |
 | CentOS 8 Stream [x64]                    | 1.0.23 (`libusbx`)         | 3.**20.2** | May 2024               |
-| Fedora 33 [x64]                          | 1.0.23 (`libusbx`)         | 3.**18.3** | Nov 2021               |
 
 _All other operating systems which are not listed are unsupported._