Re: Pre-C++14 compilers

From: René Ferdinand Rivera Morell (grafikrobot_at_[hidden])
Date: 2024-03-26 12:41:22

On Tue, Mar 26, 2024 at 7:29 AM Дмитрий Архипов via Boost
<boost_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>
> Recently we stopped supporting C++03. Now, the only compilers which
> support C++11, but do not claim some support of C++14 (that I am aware
> of) are GCC versions 4.8 and 4.9. But even C++11 support in those GCC
> versions is fairly buggy and those who still test on them often have
> to resort to various tricks to make their code build. Those compilers
> are fairly old, and the systems that use them increasingly go extinct.
> This makes me consider removing them from CI. Which is why I want to
> ask the community several questions:
>
> 1) Do you still use GCC 4.8 or 4.9?
> 2) If you do, is there a specific date when you plan to drop them?
> 2) Do you use some other compiler which supports C++11, but not C++14
> (even with flags like -std=c++1y)?

The first two questions from
<https://www.jetbrains.com/lp/devecosystem-2023/cpp/> should answer
your questions.

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