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Re: [libcpp] Correctly define __cplusplus (PR libstdc++-v3/1773)
- From: Mike Stump <mikestump at comcast dot net>
- To: Jason Merrill <jason at redhat dot com>
- Cc: libstdc++ at gcc dot gnu dot org, Marc Glisse <marc dot glisse at inria dot fr>, Rainer Orth <ro at CeBiTec dot Uni-Bielefeld dot DE>, gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org, Tom Tromey <tromey at redhat dot com>
- Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:22:22 -0700
- Subject: Re: [libcpp] Correctly define __cplusplus (PR libstdc++-v3/1773)
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On Oct 21, 2011, at 12:52 PM, Jason Merrill wrote:
> On 10/21/2011 03:11 PM, Marc Glisse wrote:
>> Note that at least clang now defines __cplusplus to its new C++11 value
>> (in experimental C++0X mode only). Apparently they switched around last
>> June and say they are not the only ones. So if you want to follow their
>> lead...
>
> Hmm, between that and the fact that 4.7 will in fact have almost all of the C++11 features, I think changing the value makes sense.
Is there a plan on what the default language will be? C is stuck in 1980, and will be forever. Personally, I'd rather have g++ move up language standards by default, I'd rather make the move before 2023.