Changes between Initial Version and Version 1 of Guidelines/GCCBoost

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Mar 18, 2013, 10:20:29 AM (10 years ago)

Author:

Paul A. Bristow

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+'''Selecting the C++ language specification with GCC'''
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+GCC supports finely granulated selection of the underlying C++ language specification With command line options.
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+The command line option -std=c++98 selects language conformance with ISO/IEC 14882:1998, also known as C++98.
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+The command line option -std=c++03 selects language conformance with ISO/IEC 14882:2003, also known as C++03.
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+The command line option -std=c++11 selects language conformance with ISO/IEC 14882:2011, also known as C++11.
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+In general, Boost libraries should be compatible with C++03 and use -std=c++03 accordingly.
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+Important: Please avoid using -std=c++11, -std=gnu++11, and -std=gnu++0x. These command line arguments activate GCC's experimental support for C++11. There is not yet a consensus on using C++11 in Boost libraries off-the-rack.
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+GCC also has the similar language options -std=gnu++98, -std=gnu++03, -std=gnu++11, and -std=gnu++0x.
+These command line options activate certain GNU-specific language extensions. Please avoid using them because their use can lead to non-portability issues.
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+The GCC command line option -std=c++0x was an interim solution used for preliminary support support for C++11 features before these were published by ISO. As of GCC 4.7, the command line option -std=c++0x has been replaced with -std=c++11. If possible, preferentially use -std=C++11 instead of -std=c++0x when testing for C++11 compatibility. This rational for this is that -std=c++0x can easily be confused with, for example, -std=c++03.
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+Do note, however, that Boost libraries should not yet rely on C++11 via the -std=c++11 switch for their build and/or usage.
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+In general, then, please use -std=c++03.