dunkirk.sh / shortwave
a mega cool windows xp app
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Shortwave#

an app for rewind

a screenshot of windows xp with a text editor open saying "this will be a very cool app soon; just you wait"

Install#

You can download a pre-built binary from the releases or build it yourself using the nix flake.

Development#

this project uses nix for cross-compilation to windows xp. the key was using an older nixpkgs (22.05) since newer mingw toolchains use windows apis that don't exist in xp.

Quick Start#

# enter the dev environment (or use direnv)
nix develop

# build the app
nix build

# deploy to my xp vm folder
deploy-to-xp

Editor Setup (Zed)#

to get proper intellisense for win32 apis in zed:

# generate .clangd config with proper mingw headers
setup-dev

# restart zed

this creates a .clangd file that points to the actual mingw-w64 headers and avoids gcc intrinsics that cause clang issues.

Build Details#

  • uses mingw-w64 cross-compiler targeting i686-w64-mingw32
  • statically links runtime to avoid dll dependencies
  • targets windows xp (winver=0x0501) for maximum compatibility
  • older nixpkgs (22.05) prevents "procedure entry point" errors on xp

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