Also mio-serial already depends on windows-sys as a transitive dependency, so replacing winapi with windows-sys should be a net reduction in dependencies.
On a lesser note winapi also appears to be not actively maintained123 (though the author stated they would act should a vulnerability be found4)
and windows-sys is actively maintained directly by microsoft.
Also mio-serial already depends on windows-sys as a transitive dependency, so replacing winapi with windows-sys should be a net reduction in dependencies.
On a lesser note winapi also appears to be not actively maintained123 (though the author stated they would act should a vulnerability be found4)
and windows-sys is actively maintained directly by microsoft.
Footnotes
https://www.github.com/retep998/winapi-rs/issues/1052 ↩
https://www.github.com/retep998/winapi-rs/issues/1055 ↩
https://www.github.com/retep998/winapi-rs/issues/1020 ↩
https://www.github.com/retep998/winapi-rs/issues/1052#issuecomment-2294509097 ↩