On 14.12.2012 02:32, Hyrum K Wright wrote: > On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 1:13 PM, Branko Čibej <br...@wandisco.com> wrote: > >> The attached patch makes several changes to how we discover compilers >> and set flags on *nix: >> >> * Search for clang as well as the default gcc/cc, and prefer clang(++) >> over gcc/g++. >> * Set standards-compliance mode (C90/C++11) even without maintainer-mode. >> > It seems a bit odd to allow use of C++11 features and yet still use C90 for > the rest of the codebase. I realize the C++ code is largely limited to > interfaces with lower-level libraries and bindings, but I would lean toward > C++98, at least initially. (That is, unless you've got a compelling reason > for rvalue references. :P )
The only reason for trying for C++11 is, as far as I'm concerned, getting std::shared_ptr <memory>. The C++ bindings I'm slowly wrapping my head around will need it, and I don't want to even consider using standard containers without it. The only alternative to C++11 is using Boost, and that's a last resort grabbing for straws, as far as I'm concerned. -- Brane P.S.: Nothing wrong with Boost as such, of course; but including <boost/shared_ptr.hpp> tends to pull in some 90% of Boost's headers, and I consider that overkill. -- Branko Čibej Director of Subversion | WANdisco | www.wandisco.com
