[gilad-ch]

Description

v3 already cross-compiles cleanly for windows/386 (the last compile-time blocker was fixed in #5805), but two runtime panics still made it unusable on 32-bit Windows. Both are Windows-only and have existing precedent in the tree for the fix.

1. IDropTarget callback panic during init(), before main

syscall.NewCallback rejects any parameter wider than a uintptr. The IDropTarget thunks take POINTL by value, and POINT is struct{ X, Y int32 } — 8 bytes, exactly one word on amd64/arm64 but two on 386, so the callback is rejected outright:

panic: compileCallback: argument size is larger than uintptr
golang.org/x/sys/windows.NewCallback(...)
combridge.registerVTableInternal[...] vtables.go:92
github.com/wailsapp/wails/v3/pkg/w32.init.0() idroptarget.go:27

Because the vtable is registered from an unconditional init() in pkg/w32, this killed every v3 app at startup, whether or not it used drag-and-drop.

The three affected thunks are now architecture-specific. On 386 they receive the POINTL as the two 4-byte stack slots stdcall actually pushes and reassemble it, mirroring the existing outbound shims in internal/webview2/pkg/webview2/putrect_386.go and putdouble_386.go. A compile-time assertion on the 64-bit side fails the build if POINT ever outgrows a word, so this cannot regress silently into a runtime-only, Windows-only panic again.

2. SetWindowLongPtr / GetWindowLongPtr panic on first window styling

On 32-bit Windows these are preprocessor macros over SetWindowLongW/GetWindowLongW, not exported symbols in user32.dll, so LazyProc.Call panics on first use with Failed to find GetWindowLongPtrW procedure in user32.dll. They are reached on core window paths (modal parent, fullscreen, style and ex-style toggles in pkg/application/webview_window_windows.go), so this fires almost immediately once the first panic is cleared.

They now select the non-Ptr procedure when the word size is 32 bits — exactly what setClassLongPtr in pkg/w32/window.go already does, and what v2 does in v2/internal/frontend/desktop/windows/winc/w32/user32.go. Every index used through these wrappers (GWL_STYLE, GWL_EXSTYLE, GWLP_HWNDPARENT) holds a value that is 32-bit on Win32, so nothing truncates.

Also removes two unused GetWindowLongPtrW/SetWindowLongPtrW declarations from the webview2 w32 shim — harmless only because LazyProc resolves on first call.

No behaviour change on amd64/arm64: the strconv.IntSize branch is a compile-time constant and folds away, and the thunk split is selected by filename.

Packaging (NSIS / ARCH=386 in the Windows Taskfile) is intentionally left out of this PR to keep it focused on the runtime; happy to follow up separately if you want end-to-end 32-bit support.

Fixes #5835

Type of change

• Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)

How Has This Been Tested?

Verified on real hardware, both before and after the change:

• 32-bit Windows — before: app panics at startup with compileCallback: argument size is larger than uintptr; after: app starts, window styling works, drag-and-drop works.
• 64-bit Windows — no regression; app behaves identically to master.

Cross-compile check for all three Windows targets:

cd v3
GOOS=windows GOARCH=386   CGO_ENABLED=0 go build ./...
GOOS=windows GOARCH=amd64 CGO_ENABLED=0 go build ./...
GOOS=windows GOARCH=arm64 CGO_ENABLED=0 go build ./...

go vet output unchanged.

• Windows
• macOS
• Linux

macOS and Linux are not applicable — every changed file is behind //go:build windows.

Checklist:

• (v2 only) I have updated website/src/pages/changelog.mdx with details of this PR (v3 changelog entries are added automatically)
• My code follows the general coding style of this project
• I have performed a self-review of my own code
• I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas
• I have made corresponding changes to the documentation
• My changes generate no new warnings
• I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my feature works
• New and existing unit tests pass locally with my changes

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes
  • Improved Windows compatibility by handling window operations correctly on 32-bit systems.
  • Updated drag-and-drop event handling across Windows architectures.

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Walkthrough

The changes add architecture-specific COM drop-target thunks and select the appropriate user32 procedures for 32-bit Windows. They also remove two exported procedure variables from the internal webview2 w32 package.

Changes

32-bit Windows runtime fixes

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Architecture-specific drop-target thunks v3/pkg/w32/idroptarget.go, v3/pkg/w32/idroptarget_thunks*.go	The DragLeave thunk remains in idroptarget.go. Separate thunk files define DragEnter, DragOver, and Drop callbacks for non-386 and 386 builds. The 386 thunks construct POINT values from separate coordinates.
Architecture-specific user32 procedures v3/pkg/w32/user32.go, v3/internal/webview2/internal/w32/w32.go	SetWindowLongPtr and GetWindowLongPtr select the non-Ptr procedures when strconv.IntSize is 32. The internal webview2 w32 package no longer exports the GetWindowLongPtrW and SetWindowLongPtrW procedure variables.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Suggested labels: Bug, Windows

Suggested reviewers: leaanthony, taliesin-ai

Merge Risk: Minimal · up to 8bb42

No merge-blocking risk is established by the reviewed changes.

Pre-merge checks: 4 · 1

Failed checks: 1 warning

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Docstring Coverage		Docstring coverage is 0.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff with cyclomatic complexity of at least 2. Documentat…	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

Passed checks: 4 passed

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title clearly identifies the two startup panics, the Windows scope, and the 32-bit target affected by the fix.
Description check		The description explains the two runtime panics, the implementation, linked issue #5835, scope exclusions, testing, and checklist status. The missing wails doctor output and automated regression tests…
Linked Issues check		The changes meet the active coding requirements in #5835. v3/pkg/w32/idroptarget_thunks_386.go splits the 386 callback arguments into int32 stack values and rebuilds POINT. `v3/pkg/w32/idroptarg…
Out of Scope Changes check		The diff stays within #5835. It changes Windows callback thunks, 32-bit User32 procedure selection, and two unused WebView2 procedure declarations. The packaging gaps identified in #5835 remain explic…

Full details: Description check

Explanation

The description explains the two runtime panics, the implementation, linked issue #5835, scope exclusions, testing, and checklist status. The missing wails doctor output and automated regression tests are non-critical omissions because the author reports real-hardware validation and cross-compilation checks.

Full details: Linked Issues check

Explanation

The changes meet the active coding requirements in #5835. v3/pkg/w32/idroptarget_thunks_386.go splits the 386 callback arguments into int32 stack values and rebuilds POINT. v3/pkg/w32/idroptarget_thunks.go keeps the existing callback form for non-386 Windows and adds a compile-time size check. v3/pkg/w32/user32.go selects SetWindowLongW and GetWindowLongW when strconv.IntSize == 32. The WebView2 declarations removed in v3/internal/webview2/internal/w32/w32.go are related cleanup. The reported cross-compilation and Windows runtime checks cover the stated behavior. #5835 does not require this PR to implement packaging changes.

Full details: Out of Scope Changes check

Explanation

The diff stays within #5835. It changes Windows callback thunks, 32-bit User32 procedure selection, and two unused WebView2 procedure declarations. The packaging gaps identified in #5835 remain explicitly deferred and are not required for this PR. No unrelated product behavior or platform changes are present.

Full details: Docstring Coverage

Explanation

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Resolution

Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

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compile-time check that computes unsafe.Sizeof(POINT{}) minus
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[leaanthony]

Appreciate your patience here. We don't officially support 32bit Windows (does anyone?) but this seems like a quick win. You may just need to wait until after v3 GA and I get a 32bit Windows VM (where do you get 32bit Windows from these days?!)

[luskaner]

@leaanthony hi, since webview2 still ships with up-to-date 32-bit builds and some windows 10 (which support 32-bit installations) versions are still supported (see https://endoflife.date/windows) I think it makes sense for wails to support it too ;)

[gilad-ch]

@leaanthony
A Windows 10 32 bit ISO can be downloaded here:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/software-download/windows10ISO

Note that you may need to switch it to a non Windows User-Agent to see the direct ISO download options.

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[gilad-ch]

Hey @leaanthony, merged in the latest master. just wanted to bump it up. Would appreciate a review.