Re: [boost] A possible date for dropping c++03 support

Subject: Re: [boost] A possible date for dropping c++03 support
From: Rene Rivera (grafikrobot_at_[hidden])
Date: 2018-08-30 16:26:56

On Thu, Aug 30, 2018 at 7:03 AM Mike Dev via Boost <boost_at_[hidden]>
wrote:

> > - The default language level for b2 builds will be at least c++11

Remove the reference to b2, it doesn't actually add anything. Say "The
default language level for building Boost will be at least C++11".

> (if the
> >   compiler's default or the particular library doesn't specify a later
> >   version anyway)
>

That is not possible, on any build system, in a reliable way. As it
involves enumerating every compiler build revision out there (including any
custom ones) to determine what the compiler default is.

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