Re: [gil] Phasing out support C++11 and switching to C++17

From: Mateusz Loskot (mateusz_at_[hidden])
Date: 2020-10-26 15:39:23

On Mon, 26 Oct 2020 at 15:53, Robert Ramey via Boost
<boost_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> On 10/26/20 2:37 AM, Mateusz Loskot via Boost wrote:
> >
> > We're discussing [1] to start switching GIL to C++17
> > in the near future and, following Peter Dimov's policy
> > on phasing out C++XY support [2], we'd like to:
> >
> > 1. Declare C++11 support deprecated in 1.75 (December 2020)
> > 2. Drop C++11 support in 1.77 (?)  (August 2021)
> >
> > Could anyone help us validate and confirm that
> > it's a good plan or are we overlooking any policies
> > from Boost's release perspective?
> >
> > [1] https://lists.boost.org/boost-gil/2020/10/0465.php
> > [2] https://pdimov.github.io/articles/phasing_out_cxx03.html
>
> Just out of curiosity, what new features and/or benefits (if any) will
> moving to conformance with C++17 add?

e.g. make the library sexier for contributors who actually
expressed interest in developing features for the library
and who wish to use `-std=c++17` at least
when they develop pull requests for the library.

Best regards,
-- 
Mateusz Loskot, http://mateusz.loskot.net