Cpp features blocked by version - Revision history

Soliton at 22:35, 28 November 2025

2025-11-28T22:35:16Z

2024-08-11T02:39:10Z

‎Features: link to GCC's "concepts" meta-bug

2024-08-09T08:10:10Z

‎Features: remove copy&paste error

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‎Features

2024-07-28T16:00:13Z

‎Features: Add some notes

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‎Features

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‎Benefits that do justify version increases

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‎Features: Clarify the asterisks

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‎Features

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	\| std::filesystem \|\| \|\| Unknown \|\| Just need to target 10.15 \|\| Unknown \|\| We do have boost....		\| std::filesystem \|\| \|\| Unknown \|\| Just need to target 10.15 \|\| Unknown \|\| We do have boost....
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 | std::span || Potential to reduce templates where we only need a container view || Unknown || Unknown || Unknown ||
 |-
-| Concepts || Cleaner template requirements (increased code clarity) || Unknown || Unknown || Unknown ||
+| Concepts || Cleaner template requirements (increased code clarity) || Unknown || Unknown || Unknown || https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=concepts
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 | Standard feature check macros || Ability to enable features on an individual basis without doing a whole-language flag || Unknown || Unknown || Unknown || Clang and likely GCC already support them on older versions as an extension.

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 | Standard feature check macros || Ability to enable features on an individual basis without doing a whole-language flag || Unknown || Unknown || Unknown || Clang and likely GCC already support them on older versions as an extension.
 |-
-| std::filesystem || Ability to enable features on an individual basis without doing a whole-language flag || Unknown || Just need to target 10.15 || Unknown || We do have boost....
+| std::filesystem || || Unknown || Just need to target 10.15 || Unknown || We do have boost....
 |}

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 | Standard feature check macros || Ability to enable features on an individual basis without doing a whole-language flag || Unknown || Unknown || Unknown || Clang and likely GCC already support them on older versions as an extension.
 |}

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 | std::starts_with and ends_with || Simplies string checking in various places, including filesystem || MSVC STL 19.21 (VS 2019 16.1) || Apple Clang 10.0.0 (Xcode 10.0 beta (10L176w), 10.0 (10A255), 10.1 (10B61)) || GCC libstdc++ 9/Clang libc++ 6 || Boost offers similar functions.
 |-
-| std::format || Cleans up our numerous uses of manual string concatenation, especially with pango strings in the UI || Unknown || Unknown || Unknown ||
+| std::format || Cleans up our numerous uses of manual string concatenation, especially with pango strings in the UI || Unknown || Unknown || Unknown || The wesnoth variable substitution facility offers similar functions, though with a little less versatility (but it could be extended).
 |-
 | std::span || Potential to reduce templates where we only need a container view || Unknown || Unknown || Unknown ||
 |-
-| Concepts || Cleaner template requirements || Unknown || Unknown || Unknown ||
+| Concepts || Cleaner template requirements (increased code clarity) || Unknown || Unknown || Unknown ||
 |-
-| Standard feature check macros || Ability to enable features on an individual basis without doing a whole-language flag || Unknown || Unknown || Unknown ||
+| Standard feature check macros || Ability to enable features on an individual basis without doing a whole-language flag || Unknown || Unknown || Unknown || Clang and likely GCC already support them on older versions as an extension.
 |}

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 * Core language features that make classes of bugs impossible or significantly harder to accidentally introduce.
 * Required to fix a relevant security vulnerability.
 == Features ==

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 | Modules || Faster compile time || Unknown || Unknown || Unknown || While part of C++20, usable support seems to be progressing very slowly.
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-| std::starts_with and ends_with || Simplies string checking in various places, including filesystem || MSVC STL 19.21* || Apple Clang 10.0.0* || GCC libstdc++ 9/Clang libc++ 6 || Boost offers similar functions.
+| std::starts_with and ends_with || Simplies string checking in various places, including filesystem || MSVC STL 19.21 (VS 2019 16.1) || Apple Clang 10.0.0 (Xcode 10.0 beta (10L176w), 10.0 (10A255), 10.1 (10B61)) || GCC libstdc++ 9/Clang libc++ 6 || Boost offers similar functions.
 |}