GoLang v1.22 and Hugo Windows 7 / Server 2008 compatibility post v0.121.0?

[Darthagnon]

What version of GoLang is required to build Hugo? GoLang v1.21.5 breaks compatibility with Windows 7 / Server 2008, assuming they don't have VxKex installed.

• go.mod currently seems to list v1.20
• the release notes for v0.121.1 mention a GoLang version bump to v1.21.5 in this commit
• the tests file still tests vs. GoLang v1.21.x

This suggests Hugo v0.121.0 is the last version to work unmodified on vanilla Win7, but it is a bit unclear from reading the code.

As long as it is still possible to build Hugo with Go v1.21.4, it can work on Windows 7 (and by extension, Windows 8, 8.1, and older Windows 10)

[jmooring]

Hugo v0.121.1 and later require at least Windows 10 or Windows Server 2016.

Starting with 1.21, Go requires at least Windows 10 or Windows Server 2016.

[bep]

As long as it is still possible to build Hugo with Go v1.21.4

That is still possible, but that may not last very long. We (normally) have a "last 2 Go versions" policy, so when Go 1.23 is out, we will start using potentially breaking 1.22 API.

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