https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=118003
--- Comment #6 from Jonathan Wakely <redi at gcc dot gnu.org> --- I have zero interest in learning any native APIs and my employer isn't interested in Windows support, so if I can't easily get it working with code similar to POSIX, I'm not going to work on it. If you or anybody else interested in better Windows support wants to contritbue patches I'll be happy to review them. Currently the main missing features are symlinks and permissions.