Re: C++11 or C++14?

Christophe B via Boost-users <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.lib.boost.user
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Here we are in C++17. And no to all 3 questions.
Best regards,
Christophe

On 24/07/2022 19:09, Vinnie Falco via Boost-users wrote:
> I'm considering bumping up the C++ language requirement for Boost.URL
> from C++11 to C++14. I have concerns about doing this, because it
> affects all my downstream libraries (HTTP.Proto, HTTP.IO,
> Websocket.Proto, Websocket.IO, and any examples or complete
> clients/servers that I write).
>
> My main fear is that there are still a considerable number of
> individuals or corporations who, for whatever reason, cannot build
> with -std=c++14 or later despite having access to newer compilers. I
> don't mind if there is a small percentage of loss but I do mind if 20%
> or more of potential users will be locked out.
>
> The questions are:
>
> 1. Would you or your company be prevented from using Boost.URL if it
> required C++14?
>
> 2. Do you know any other organizations who cannot use C++14 or later?
>
> 3. Do you know of any regional or global metrics on who _cannot_ use
> libraries which require C++14?
>
> See also, this reddit thread on r/cpp:
>
> <https://www.reddit.com/r/cpp/comments/w6zuo5/c11_or_require_c14/>
>
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