Re: Support status for C++03 (std=c++03) in Boost [Version] on RHEL 9

Peter Dimov via Boost <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.lib.boost.devel
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Piyush Anand wrote:
> Hello Boost Community,
> 
> I am currently planning a large-scale migration of a legacy codebase from
> SourcePro Rogue Wave to Boost.
> Due to strict production requirements, we must maintain the -std=c++03 flag
> across environments: RedHat 9 (GCC 5.x)
> 
> My Question: Is there any version of Boost, which can be considered the "Long
> Term Support" equivalent for C++03, for which Boost also release latest patch
> or security vulnerabilities or actively maintain that version?

In short, no. We no longer support C++03 and we don't maintain old versions.

> >From older post/blogs,  it seems Boost does not manage c++03 standard and
> provide support of latest standard of c++ only i.e. C++14 and so on.

The prevailing minimum requirement is still C++11, and GCC 5 with -std=c++11
is still supported by the majority of libraries. -std=c++03 is not, however.


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