update windows platform_dep comment

yt-project · Sep 5, 2024 · b5932b6 · b5932b6
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diff --git a/yt/utilities/lib/platform_dep.h b/yt/utilities/lib/platform_dep.h
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 #include <math.h>
 #ifdef MS_WIN32
 #include "malloc.h"
-// note: the following implicitly requires _MSC_VER >= 1928 (VS 2019, 16.8)
+/*
+note: the following implicitly sets a mininum VS version: conservative
+minumum is _MSC_VER >= 1928 (VS 2019, 16.8), but may work for VS 2015
+but that has not been tested. see https://github.com/yt-project/yt/pull/4980
+and https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/overview/visual-cpp-language-conformance
+*/
 #include <float.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #elif defined(__FreeBSD__)