-std's (was Re: v3 link failures analyzed)

[Jamie Lokier]

Joseph S. Myers wrote:
> > Thanks.  Now I understand the motivation.  But I still think that
> > there should be an alias for the most recent standard in effect
> > (and understood by the compiler).
> 
> Under what circumstances would such an option be useful?

When you want to code to the most recent standard (whatever it is), and
have GCC enforce that with warnings etc.

-- Jamie