[C++11, C++14 PATCH 0/3] Support for SD-6: SG10 Feature Test Recommendations

[Andrew Pinski]

On Fri, May 30, 2014 at 8:41 PM, Ed Smith-Rowland <3dw4rd@verizon.net> wrote:
> A group within the C++ standards committee was charged with the
> responibility of coming up with a way for users to test a C++ compiler and
> runtime for the availability of new features.  These features are intended
> to aid users in a time of intense C++ evolution.  These features are not
> really part of the C++ standard and probably can't be really.
>
> The latest paper is:
> http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2014/n4030.htm
>
> Also, an earlier version is supplied as a standing document on the isocpp
> website:
> https://isocpp.org/std/standing-documents/sd-6-sg10-feature-test-recommendations
>
> The current patch implements __has_include and many of the language feature
> and library version macros outlined in these documents.
>
> I builds and tests clean on x86_64-linux.
>
> I anticipate that the next C++ meeting will see some additions (new library
> and language macros and a __has_cpp_attribute).  I will add these as a
> separate patch if needed.
>
> I took the liberty of adding __has_include_next.  clang has both
> __has_include and __has_include_next.  Also, while the underlying cpp
> builtin that supports __has_include, __has_include__, is available to C and
> C++ in all language versions, the macro __has_include is only available for
> C++11 onwards.  One could however anticipate that this feature has utility
> for all C/C++ users.  What do you think?

I think having __has_include for all languages is fine since it is
already in the implementation defined namespace.

Thanks,
Andrew


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> Ed
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