[CLN-list] CLN switched to C++11

Richard B. Kreckel kreckel at in.terlu.de
Mon Oct 28 04:19:45 CET 2019


On 27.10.19 22:16, Bruno Haible wrote:
> It's quite obvious: The test checks for 12 language features of C++11.
> As standards evolve in big steps, and compiler support evolves in small
> steps, it is normal that a compiler supports only a portion of the
> language feature of every standard.

It would still be interested to lear which ones fail.

> CLN needs 1 out of these 12 features, namely static_assert.

Well, the union f : intE is C++11, too.

> It's pointless to throw our arms in the air and say "we can't support MSVC 14
> because it does not support all of the C++11 features", when in fact we need
> only 1 out of 12 features.

Agreed, let's see how long it goes well!

  -richy.


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